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Rule "Profanity"

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Description: Profanity
Message: This word is considered offensive.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profanity
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Piss off!
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Go away!
  • Carleton S. Coon was an American anthropologist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_S._Coon).
  • ... by American publishers, for example Ten Little Niggers to Ten Little Indians, were kept the same across ...
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PROFANITY_XML [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-13 22:33:06 +0200)