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Rule "who's actual (possessive)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: who's actual (possessive)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>whose</suggestion>?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lists_of_common_misspellings/Grammar_and_Misc
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Who's actual job is it to make copies around here?
    Correction suggestion: Whose
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Whose actual job is it to get coffee around here?
ID: WHOS_ACTUAL [6]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-27 22:33:07 +0100)