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Rule "how ever (however)"

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Description: how ever (however)
Message: Did you mean however?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We knew, how ever, that he would come around.
    Correction suggestion: however
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • However, this was strictly unnecessary.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HOW_EVER [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-08 22:33:08 +0200)