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Rule "payed (paid)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: payed (paid)
Message: Only in a nautical context 'payed' is an acceptable past tense form of 'pay'. Please check.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://writingexplained.org/payed-or-paid-difference
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She payed her debts.
    Correction suggestion: paid
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Have you payed the deck?
  • He payed the deck with tar.
ID: PAYED [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)