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Rule "two tank's (tanks)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	two tank's (tanks)
Message:	The possessive apostrophe seems to be incorrect. Please remove the apostrophe if you want to use the plural form of '\3'.
Category:	Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Link:	https://onlinewritingtraining.com.au/apostrophe-usage-use/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Many modern API's are based on JSON. Correction suggestion: APIs The idea is for our dashboard to show some key KPI’s. Correction suggestion: KPIs But we have many customer’s in Dallas region. Correction suggestion: customers I had the engine replaced a few month’s ago. Correction suggestion: months I know several other’s that have also had problems. Correction suggestion: others ... and numerous one's the man saw are defective. Correction suggestion: ones Several girl's that the man saw were laughing. Correction suggestion: girls
Correct sentences for comparison:	That's all Jamal's fault. It's all Tom's. I've got two kids. One of them is a boy, and the other one's a boy, too. You can't get this at any bookseller's. Are these Tom's and Mary's bags? Are these Tom's? Are these all Tom's? Salvador, All Saint's Bay, Brazil.
ID:	SPURIOUS_APOSTROPHE [3]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)

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