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Rule "is well know"

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Description: is well know
Message: Did you mean well-known?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The young women of this district are well know for their beauty.
    Correction suggestion: well-known
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WELL_KNOWN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)