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Rule "im (I'm)"

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Description:	im (I'm)
Message:	Make sure that '\1' is an abbreviation (instant message, individual medley, infectious mononucleosis). Did you mean \1 or \1?
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-uppercase-i/#do-contractions-with-%E2%80%9Ci%E2%80%9D-get-capitalized-too
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	IM curious. Correction suggestion: I'm, I am ... although IM not happy about it. Correction suggestion: I'm, I am Did you know IM 18 next week? Correction suggestion: I'm, I am YES, IM 100% IN ENE. Correction suggestion: I'm, I am IM SO SICK OF IT Correction suggestion: I'm, I am IM afraid we won’t be able to read the alert. Correction suggestion: I'm, I am Hello, IM Arabic. Correction suggestion: I'm, I am
Correct sentences for comparison:	I'm curious. Im curious. ... and im 18 next week. The word (IM) in parentheses is not likely to be an error. The word IM (usually) is an abbreviation for 'instant message'. This IM caused me much confusion. Did you send an IM? Chris Prouty offers a panoramic overview of the response in Italy to the news: Also, set up the MSN IM so we can talk. ... which you use for your IM service. ... you need an accompanying IM service. I sent you an IM yesterday. Some of these IM services are not very good. Attached is another redlined draft of the IM. JUBAYR IBN MUT'IM REPORTED THAT A WOMAN... Sitara shows HPLC IM Wellhead. Pidgin (IM client) ...in these technologies by transliterating the Arabic text using the Latin script, sometimes known as IM Arabic.
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ID:	IM_I_M [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)