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Rule "overdue vs overdo"

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Description: overdue vs overdo
Message: Did you mean the verb overdo?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Please don't overdue it.
    Correction suggestion: overdo
  • They might overdue it.
    Correction suggestion: overdo
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Will overdue tasks finally be finished?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: OVERDUE_OVERDO [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-13 22:33:07 +0200)