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Rule "showed vs. shown"

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Description: showed vs. shown
Message: Consider using shown which is the more commonly used past participle of the verb "to show".
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Is it showed after click?
    Correction suggestion: shown
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SHOWED_SHOWN_22 [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-21 11:28:37 +0200)