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Rule "wold vs. would"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: wold vs. would
Message: Did you mean the modal verb <suggestion>would</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I wold do it again.
    Correction suggestion: would
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Other terms used to mean "an area with a high density of trees" are wood, woodland, wold, weald, holt, frith and firth.
  • Our troubled wold pains me; it could be so much better.
ID: WOLD_WOULD [6]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)