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Rule "mad vs made"

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Description: mad vs made
Message: Did you mean the verb made?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I have mad a cake for your birthday.
    Correction suggestion: made
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He was so mad that he forgot to eat dinner.
  • Could it be, that he was mad all along?
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ID: MAD_MADE [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)