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Rule "they don (don't)"

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Description: they don (don't)
Message: Did you mean \1 \2?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I don not know.
    Correction suggestion: do not
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PRP_DON [1]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)