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Rule "wold vs. would"

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Description: wold vs. would
Message: Did you mean \1 would?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She wold like to attend the event.
    Correction suggestion: She would
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He conquered it and wanted to make it his wold.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WOLD_WOULD [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)