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Rule "ma vs my"

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Description: ma vs my
Message: Did you mean my?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He is ma best friend.
    Correction suggestion: my
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Ma fell Saturday Night and busted her forehead.
  • "Vous ma lady", duet with Laurent Vergez.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MA_MY [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)