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Rule "no vs not"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	no vs not
Message:	It seems that the adverb "not" is incorrect in this context.
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	There is not time for experiments. Correction suggestion: no time There is not circuit board that works. Correction suggestion: no circuit Unfortunately there is not fast way to update it. Correction suggestion: no fast There is not data about Ecuador. Correction suggestion: no data There is not sufficient data to establish the safety of chiropractic manipulations. Correction suggestion: no sufficient data There is not coolant in the oil. Correction suggestion: no coolant Where there's not dirt there's piles of crap. Correction suggestion: no dirt So, we can't say that there is not plan in place righ now. Correction suggestion: no plan I can’t find it listed in the Federal Register so there is not final ruling on it. Correction suggestion: no final ruling As I said before, when working with containers, there is not need to stuff to much into the same image. Correction suggestion: no need There is not past, no future; everything flows in an eternal present. Correction suggestion: no past I have some projects in mind that I want to pursue but there is not AC power nearby. Correction suggestion: no AC I have had many comments already and there is not doubt that this will lead to a new wave of Enron purchases of Mercedes. Correction suggestion: no doubt
Correct sentences for comparison:	There is not enough milk. There is not even a semblance of proof. And there is not even enough water. I hope that what is described here is not NERC's functional model. Translation here is not fundamental. Let me know if anything in here is not clear. The light here's not good for reading. There is not just one method to discovering one's hair type. Well, the weather here is not getting better. In short, there’s not going to be a one-size-fits-all solution for distributing AUI. There is not intended to be any other reason to craft orbs, so it’s inefficient by design.
ID:	NO_NOT [2]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-05 22:33:07 +0100)