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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/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Many of those API's are based on JSON.
    Correction suggestion: APIs
  • All offer's out of November.
    Correction suggestion: offers
  • Jeff Bezos is indicative of All CEO’s in America.
    Correction suggestion: CEOs
  • These Q&A's are targeted primarily to terminated employees.
    Correction suggestion: Q&As
  • All PC's will be moved next week unless they have been notified of specific problems.
    Correction suggestion: PCs
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • That's all Jamal's fault.
  • It's all Tom's.
  • Are these Tom's and Mary's bags?
  • Are those Tom's?
  • Are all these really Tom's?
  • Are these all Tom's?
  • All Let’s Encrypt certificates are X.509.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SPURIOUS_APOSTROPHE [4]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)