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Rule "pubic (public) education etc."

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Description: pubic (public) education etc.
Message: Did you mean public?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Pubic Affairs is a term for the formal offices of the branches of the US Department of Defense.
    Correction suggestion: Public
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Pubic hair is the hair in the frontal genital area of adolescent and adult humans.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PUBIC_X [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)