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Rule "quite / quiet"
This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.
| Description: | quite / quiet |
| Message: | Did you mean the adjective <suggestion>quiet</suggestion>? 'quiet' means 'silent', 'quite' mean 'very' or 'to a moderate extent'. |
| Category: | Commonly Confused Words |
| Link: | https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_a_quiet_word |
| Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect: |
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| ID: | QUIET_QUITE [5] |
| Version: | 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-27 22:33:07 +0100) |