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Rule "may vs many/my"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: may vs many/my
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>many</suggestion>, the month <suggestion>May</suggestion> (capitalized), or <suggestion>my</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-may-vs-might/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • April showers brings may flowers.
    Correction suggestion: many, May, my
ID: MAY_MANY_MY [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)