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Rule "confusion of though/thought"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: confusion of though/thought
Message: Did you mean to write the verb 'thought' instead of 'though'?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/though-thought-tough-through-thorough/#thought-%CE%B8%C9%94%CB%90t
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • At first I though that we should focus on customers who want to diversify their unique risks.
    Correction suggestion: thought
  • I though that he wasn't attending.
    Correction suggestion: thought
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • It did have some useful driving tips in it though that I still remember.
  • Concerned though that:
  • Most likely though that tool will interact with our APIs.
  • Good point though that this could be a problem if KM has the youtube-dl substitution tokens as KM variables.
  • (Though that's only one way to do what you are possibly think of doing…).
ID: THOUGH_THOUGHT [5]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-01 22:33:09 +0100)