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Rule "Profanity"

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Description: Profanity
Message: "Fag" is colloquial British English for "cigarette", but in American English, it's a slur for a homosexual man.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fag
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Smoke some fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school.
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PROFANITY_XML [5]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-12 22:33:07 +0200)