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Rule "Missing: 't"

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Description: Missing: 't
Message: The abbreviation is not correct. Did you mean \1't (straight quote) or \1’t (curly quote)?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It doesn work.
    Correction suggestion: doesn't, doesn’t
  • Make sure that there isn 't a space.
    Correction suggestion: isn't, isn’t
  • I shan tell you again!
    Correction suggestion: shan't, shan’t
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • It doesn't work.
  • ... hundreds of thousands of Karen, Karenni, and Shan have been pushed into nearby jungles.
  • ... and infantry support units, the Germans didn't--> The French armies were...
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MISSING_APOSTROPHE_T [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)