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Rule "half an our (half an hour)"

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Description: half an our (half an hour)
Message: Did you mean hour (=60 minutes)?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/what-are-silent-letters/#1-when-writing-silent-letters-can-help-differentiate-homophones
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It happened half an our ago.
    Correction suggestion: hour
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HOUR_OUR [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)