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Rule "Missing: 't"

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Description:	Missing: 't
Message:	The abbreviation is not correct. Did you mean \2't (straight quote) or \2’t (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.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	MISSING_APOSTROPHE_T [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)

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