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Rule "seen vs seem"

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Description: seen vs seem
Message: Did you mean seem?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It may seen impossible.
    Correction suggestion: seem, be seen
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Tom told Mary what he'd seen on TV.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SEEN_SEEM [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-12 22:33:07 +0200)