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Rule "two tank's (tanks)"

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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/
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ID:	SPURIOUS_APOSTROPHE [4]
Version:	6.2-SNAPSHOT (2023-06-07 20:33:02 +0000)

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