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Rule "hwy vs why"

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Description: hwy vs why
Message: "Hwy" is the abbreviation for "Highway". Did you mean why?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I'd like to know hwy this doesn't work.
    Correction suggestion: why
  • Hwy are you so unhappy?
    Correction suggestion: Why
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Consulate General of Korea, 2756 Pali Hwy
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HWY_WHY [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-04 22:33:07 +0200)