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Rule "not never"

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Description: not never
Message: "Not" and "never" have a similar meaning. Please check if one can be removed.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I wiil not never give up.
    Correction suggestion: not, never
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Charlie don't never see them or hear them, man.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: NOT_NEVER [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)