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Rule "marry (merry)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: marry (merry)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1</suggestion> (=jolly, festive)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/marry
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Marry Christmas!
    Correction suggestion: Merry
ID: MARRY_MERRY [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)