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Rule "Not sure (if) it works"

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Description: Not sure (if) it works
Message: Consider adding a conjunction to make this sound more formal.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Not sure that will work like this.
    Correction suggestion: sure if that, sure whether that, sure, that
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I’m not sure that allowing the user to back up to another pod is a good idea.
  • I’m not sure that there is a clean way to accomplish what you need.
  • I am not sure that setting a transaction URL will help.
  • We think it does, but we are not sure that there will be a material improvement.
  • Second, I’m not sure that tent is the perfect answer to that.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: NOT_SURE_IT_WORKS [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)