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Rule "there're → there are"

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Description: there're → there are
Message: The contraction '\1\2' is uncommon in written English.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • There're problems in Iraq.
    Correction suggestion: There are
  • Here’re some references:
    Correction suggestion: Here are
  • Where're you going?
    Correction suggestion: Where are
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THERE_RE_CONTRACTION_UNCOMMON [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-13 22:33:06 +0200)