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Rule "is vs us"

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Description: is vs us
Message: Did you mean is?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He us going home.
    Correction suggestion: is
  • That us so cool!
    Correction suggestion: is
  • I think he us right.
    Correction suggestion: is
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • McTeer say's he is unsure when US economic growth will pick up.
  • What about us power users?
  • Not only is a HQ a governmental entity, I believe it is governed by Quebec civil law, with which us common lawyers are not overly familiar.
  • Now that you're in the big time, Super Neighborhood Scene, I hope you will point out to the experts that us inner city people don't want gated communities and circular streets that don't go anywhere.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: IS_US [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)