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Rule "prove (proof)"

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Description: prove (proof)
Message: Did you mean \2 (noun) instead of \2 (verb)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Their prove is wrong.
    Correction suggestion: proof
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PROVE_PROOF [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-17 22:33:07 +0200)