LanguageTool Community

<< return to list of rules

Rule "this vs thus"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect. Visit the LanguageTool homepage to use it online or download it for free.

Description: this vs thus
Message: Did you mean this?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We are very busy in thus group.
    Correction suggestion: this
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Thus is this animal my favorite.
  • Thus is the elephant from the zoo my favorite.
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: THUS_THIS [5]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-15 22:33:07 +0200)