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Rule "nib / nub"

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Description: nib / nub
Message: Did you mean nub?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://grammarist.com/spelling/nib-vs-nub/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This is the nib of the problem.
    Correction suggestion: nub
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: NIB_NUB [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-22 22:33:07 +0200)