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Rule "tis (this)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	tis (this)
Message:	Did you mean <suggestion>this</suggestion> or the literary contraction <suggestion>'\1</suggestion> (straight apostrophe) or <suggestion>’\1</suggestion> (curly apostrophe) as an alternative for <suggestion>it is</suggestion>?
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://www.lexico.com/definition/'tis
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Is tis sentence correct? Correction suggestion: this, 'tis, ’tis, it is Tis sentence contains an error. Correction suggestion: This, 'Tis, ’Tis, It is What would the rule editor do on tis warning? Correction suggestion: this, 'tis, ’tis, it is Tis a bright and sunny morn in the hamlet. Correction suggestion: This, 'Tis, ’Tis, It is I think tis a difficult problem to solve. Correction suggestion: this, 'tis, ’tis, it is Tis the season to be thankful. Correction suggestion: This, 'Tis, ’Tis, It is Tis well is deep and dangerous. Correction suggestion: This, 'Tis, ’Tis, It is ... when Mike wrote, "Tis time it will work!" Correction suggestion: This, 'Tis, ’Tis, It is ..written at the same time, Brontë wrote "Tis bitter sometimes to recall/Illusions once deemed fair". Correction suggestion: This, 'Tis, ’Tis, It is
Correct sentences for comparison:	Is this sentence correct? The whole story is just a tis... The Gallipoli peninsula (Chersónisos tis Kallípolis) is located in the southern part of East Thrace. "I fled, 'tis true, and saved my life by flight, / bursting my bonds in frenzy of despair, / and hidden in a marish lay that night, / waiting till they should sail, if sail, perchance, they might." "Cyclops Skipper Teuton, 'Tis Said", The Washington Post, April 16, 1918. Other anthems that have used the same melody include Heil dir im Siegerkranz, Kongesangen, My Country, 'Tis of Thee, Rufst du, mein Vaterland, E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua and The Prayer of Russians. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. In the United States, the melody is used for the patriotic song "My Country, 'Tis of Thee". ...though the same melody was (and is) widely known in the United States to the lyrics "My country, 'tis of thee". Come, cheer up, my lads, 'tis to glory we steer, 1831 – Samuel Francis Smith writes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities. Of course, 'tis the season, and the staff at Control Solutions wishes you a happy, healthy holiday, and a prosperous 2002. Washington said, "Tis well." Anyone, ‘tis all When the manager said, 'tis your problem, not mine,' I was angry.
ID:	TIS [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)