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Rule "Are not (formal) → Aren't"

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Description: Are not (formal) → Aren't
Message: Questions with '\4 \5' can sound very formal.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Why can not I share a regular binary file?
    Correction suggestion: can't
  • If that is so, why can not we have it?
    Correction suggestion: can't
  • If he serves others, then why can not we?
    Correction suggestion: can't
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SENT_START_ARE_NOT_ARENT_FORMAL [6]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)