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Rule "wet (whet) your appetite"

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Description: wet (whet) your appetite
Message: Did you mean whet your appetite?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The first John Wayne movie will only serve to wet your appetite.
    Correction suggestion: whet your appetite
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The first Woody Allen movie will only serve to whet your appetite.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WET_YOUR_APPETITE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)