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Rule "there (their)"

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Description: there (their)
Message: Did you mean their?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/there-their-theyre/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The parents yelled at there son.
    Correction suggestion: their
  • They talked to there old parents.
    Correction suggestion: their
  • It was a heavy weight on there shoulders.
    Correction suggestion: their
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Can I sleep in there if Jane is okay with it?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THERE_THEIR [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)