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Rule "wining vs winning"

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Description: wining vs winning
Message: Did you mean winning (= to win the championship) or whining (= to cry)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He is wining the championship.
    Correction suggestion: winning, whining
  • The team weathered the storm and ended up wining the championship game.
    Correction suggestion: winning, whining
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • They are wining and dining.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

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