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Rule "nigh vs night"

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Description: nigh vs night
Message: Did you mean night?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I woke up at nigh from a nightmare.
    Correction suggestion: night
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The near or nigh horse is the one on the left.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: NIGH_NIGHT [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)