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Rule "threat vs threaten"

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Description: threat vs threaten
Message: The word "\3" is a noun. Did you mean the verb \3 (= to utter threats) or the verb \3 (= behave towards or deal with in a certain way)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He threats me right.
    Correction suggestion: threatens, treats
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THREAT_THREATEN [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-10 22:33:07 +0200)