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Rule "wont (won't)"

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Description: wont (won't)
Message: Please make sure you mean 'wont' (a habit), not won't/won’t (short for 'will not')?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • No, I wont do that.
    Correction suggestion: won't, won’t
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • We were wont to meet at that pleasant spot.
  • As is his wont, Tourneur shows us only parts of the set, in logical sequence, each at the moment when, and not before, we need to see it.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WONT_CONTRACTION [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)