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Rule "ruff vs rough"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: ruff vs rough
Message: Did you mean the adjective <suggestion>rough</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He was as ruff as a stone.
    Correction suggestion: rough
ID: RUFF_ROUGH [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)