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Rule "somethings ('s) wrong"

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Description: somethings ('s) wrong
Message: The apostrophe is misplaced.
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/possessive-apostrophe/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Please grant me one days' leave of absence on March 1st.
    Correction suggestion: day's
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: POSSESSIVE_APOSTROPHE_2 [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)