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Rule "to/two (too) late/soon/much"

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Description:	to/two (too) late/soon/much
Message:	Did you mean too?
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-to-too-two/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Ctoo%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	It fails to often. Correction suggestion: too I spoke to soon! Correction suggestion: too They cost to much. Correction suggestion: too I better stop before I go to far. Correction suggestion: too It’s to bad because I have spent a lot of money. Correction suggestion: too
Correct sentences for comparison:	Did your efforts come to much? I'm assuming it defaults to false. We will need to revoke this POA when we sell to Northwestern. I don’t like it as much as I use to though. Who should we talk to next? Sami wanted to fast. The results from surveys lead us to believe that employment growth will continue to slow. I don't think his proposals amount to much. I set tabs to hard. With the promotion of birth control in the 1980s, Bangladesh's growth rate began to slow.
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ID:	TO_TOO [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)

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