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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:	Were are in the process of implementing this. Correction suggestion: Where, We
Correct sentences for comparison:	These relations were long marked by conflict. Black peppercorns were found lodged in the nostrils... There were stage productions...
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	WERE_VBB [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)

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