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Rule "Are not (formal) → Aren't"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

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 would not that work? Correction suggestion: wouldn't Why does not anyone translate the phrases I send to this site? Correction suggestion: doesn't Now why do not you teach her how to properly wear them? Correction suggestion: don't But why should not I wear pink ribbons? Correction suggestion: shouldn't If we believe that, why do not we have it? Correction suggestion: don't While trying to shake off love, why do not you give yourself a little time to think? Correction suggestion: don't
Correct sentences for comparison:	the production of food for priests and warriors who do not themselves produce Which are not the same? Who was not here? Who is not unwell? Who is not a native Berber speaker here? That is not what you want?
ID:	SENT_START_ARE_NOT_ARENT_FORMAL [4]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-26 22:33:08 +0100)

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