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Rule "opining vs. opening"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: opining vs. opening
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>opening</suggestion> (= present participle of "to open")?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He is opining the windows.
    Correction suggestion: opening
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • All the usual suspects were on the floor opining on the issue.
  • He was an apologist for slavery, opining that it should be condoned if it was used to allow an elite to pursue scientific enquiry.
ID: OPINING_OPENING [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)