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Rule "confusion of 'sill' vs. 'still'"

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Description: confusion of 'sill' vs. 'still'
Message: Did you mean the adverb still?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/still
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I sill always check the stock price every morning.
    Correction suggestion: still
  • Though his heart sill pumped blood, he never left his chamber, for he had fallen under an evil spell.
    Correction suggestion: still
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Plastic sill guards on the rear door rubbers rubbing the paint off.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SILL_STILL [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)