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Rule "may be (maybe)"

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Description:	may be (maybe)
Message:	Did you mean maybe (= perhaps)?
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/grammatik/britisch-grammatik/maybe-or-may-be
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	May be I don't understand. Correction suggestion: Maybe
Correct sentences for comparison:	It may be they already answered. That they all may be one... This may be it.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	MAY_BE [3]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)

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