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Rule "one foul (fell) swoop"

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Description: one foul (fell) swoop
Message: Did you mean fell?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I got it done in one foul swoop.
    Correction suggestion: fell
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ONE_FELL_SWOOP [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)