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Rule "hep (help / hip)"

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Description: hep (help / hip)
Message: Did you mean \1 or \1 ("hep" is old-fashioned for "hip")?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He heps you to save lifes.
    Correction suggestion: helps, hips
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The Hootenanny Singers and The Hep Stars sometimes crossed paths while touring.
  • They also set up Hep House, their equivalent of Apple Corps.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HEP [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)