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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>\1</suggestion>?
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link:	https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/want
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I wont to go home. Correction suggestion: want
Correct sentences for comparison:	It was my father's wont to read the newspaper before breakfast. I’m worried I wont like the one I get assigned to. As is the wont of seamen, to beguile their toil one of them sang a song, in the chorus of which the others joined at intervals.
ID:	WONT_WANT [2]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-23 22:33:08 +0200)

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