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Rule "nit vs not"

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Description: nit vs not
Message: Did you mean not?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I could nit do it.
    Correction suggestion: not
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Check the following text against just this rule:

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