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Rule "know vs known"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: know vs known
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>known</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Toward the end of the movie, Tom Cruise, otherwise know as Maverick, blamed himself for the loss of his friend.
    Correction suggestion: known
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • You also know in trading there is no transaction without risk.
  • I now know by heart that I will leave my job.
ID: KNOW_KNOWN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)