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Rule "its vs it is"

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Description:	its vs it is
Message:	Did you mean it's (short for 'it is') instead of 'its' (possessive pronoun)?
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-its/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	The text should be rewritten so its readable by humans. Correction suggestion: it's Its hard to tell unless you’ve been on it for a while. Correction suggestion: It's So, its important to know what exactly you trying to achieve. Correction suggestion: it's .. but its far from being fully functional. Correction suggestion: it's I do think its still overvalued without a definite weather forecast; the only thing bullish could be the Zimmer outage. Correction suggestion: it's
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ID:	IT_IS_2 [28]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)