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Rule "were (where/we)"

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Description:	were (where/we)
Message:	Did you mean where or we?
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/where-vs-wear-vs-were-vs-we-re/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	They went were he wanted. Correction suggestion: where, we No official decon processes exist as far as were are aware. Correction suggestion: where, we
Correct sentences for comparison:	We are in the process of implementing this. These relations were long marked by conflict. Black peppercorns were found lodged in the nostrils... There were stage productions... ...and both the hedgehogs were out of sight. Such mannerisms would be less worthy of remark, were it not that in Great Expectations, as in no other of Dickens' novels, hands serve as a leitmotif of plot and theme -- a kind of unifying symbol or natural metaphor for the book's complex of human interrelationships and the values and attitudes that motivate them. Two of them were police radio cars. ... until March 1970, of which 6 were market towns. Exports to the European Union were US $15.4 billion, a 63.7% increase compared to 2005 (US $9.4 billion). There is more to this argument, given that the Parthians in the East were themselves soon to make no small amount of mischief after Antoninus' passing. ... who at the time were well behind the West in jet technology. Again, people who do this were people who found that the more general solutions. "Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver" ... but were he rich, he still would not be happy. Alternatively, for some women, the only feelings that could be shown were anger and rage. ... the problems brought upon the family were pain and suffering. I worked for another similar company before that for 7 months (both of these were contract work). Shares of Devon were lower, while Anderson traded higher on the news. I am not sending the list for 4/5/00 because all of the counterparties on that list were Credit declines. These were project teams representing diverse experience, background, and management levels. These stocks are pipsqueaks that once were bubble Blutos. However, we have added back a few where it was the strong consensus at ENA that these were market terms accepted in prior similar transactions. We could have our tea in the garden, were it a little warmer. It was unwieldy due to its enormous size: were it still considered a single constellation, it would be the largest of all. If my intent were profit, I would have already placed adverts on it and be rich. Among the better known programs in wide use were Fetch, Eudora, eXodus, NewsWatcher and the NCSA packages, especially NCSA Mosaic and its offspring, Netscape Navigator.
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ID:	WERE_VBB [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)