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Rule "Missing: 't"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	Missing: 't
Message:	The abbreviation is not correct. Did you mean <suggestion>\2't</suggestion> (straight quote) or <suggestion>\2’t</suggestion> (curly quote)?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I haven a clue. Correction suggestion: haven't, haven’t Non-standard: We ain got a clue. Correction suggestion: ain't, ain’t
Correct sentences for comparison:	I haven't a clue. 'Ain' is an alternative spelling of 'ayin' (www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ain). Quickly don the safety mask. When you don a safety mask... They don protective clothing. This village is a haven. She don like this. Found by HE_VERB_AGR. They don work.
ID:	MISSING_APOSTROPHE_T [2]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)

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