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Rule "may vs many/my"

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Description: may vs many/my
Message: Did you mean the month May (capitalized) or my?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-may-vs-might/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I will put it on may list.
    Correction suggestion: May, my
  • I’m able to solve the problems in may head.
    Correction suggestion: May, my
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The spreadsheet below may help.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MAY_MANY_MY [4]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)