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Rule "they're (their)"

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Description: they're (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:
  • These are they're best clothes.
    Correction suggestion: their
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • These are their best clothes.
  • Somehow none of these companies come from Silicon Valley - they’re new kinds of apparel retailers.
  • They're best friends.
  • I think they're best friends.
  • They're new Muslims.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THEYRE_THEIR [7]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)