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Rule "is (it) should/could"

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Description: is (it) should/could
Message: Did you mean it?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I definitely think is should be less than four years.
    Correction suggestion: it
  • For $350.00 is should be working.
    Correction suggestion: it
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • My question is should we even be doing trades with Enron Gas Marketing.
  • An additional threshold question regarding the territorial effect of this subpoena concerns whether it is should be considered a deposition subpoena.
  • Whatever that penalty is should be levied against me: rudeness to Boies in the first degree.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: IS_SHOULD [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)