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Rule "too vs tool"

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Description: too vs tool
Message: Did you mean two or tool?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I don't like the too.
    Correction suggestion: two, tool
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I have seen many patients pass away at a too young age.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: TOO_TOOL [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)