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Rule "wont vs. want"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: wont vs. want
Message: Did you mean the verb <suggestion>\4</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/want
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I would wont to go home.
    Correction suggestion: want
  • I would not wont to speed up even more.
    Correction suggestion: want
ID: WONT_WANT [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)