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Rule "its vs it is"

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Description:	its vs it is
Message:	It seems that the possessive pronoun its fits better in this context.
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-its/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Clearly, it's design flaws have a negative impact on our sales figures. Correction suggestion: its
Correct sentences for comparison:	Clearly, it's corporate management doing the hiring and firing of auditors. It’s likely someone tried it. It's obvious Tom was lying. It’s just ignorance matched with vanity. It's something few have pointed out. It’s time reporters started emphasizing that instead. It’s very nerve wrecking to start with a new one. It’s good NR is tracking customer feature requests. it’s likely raccoons tried to get to the bait. Immediately below is LT's response to adding a "hook" in CMS that would distinguish ITs associated with SBA activity from other IT agreements....
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ID:	IT_IS_2 [60]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-30 22:33:07 +0200)

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