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Detecting wrong pronoun use

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enhancement harper-core linting
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Description

Description

Flag incorrect pronoun usage, for example:

  • I listened to she carefully.
  • He showed myself some affordable options.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Use the two examples in the issue as the initial acceptance cases: “to she” and “showed myself.” First locate the repository’s grammar-rule entry points and existing pronoun-related tests, since no file or test is named here. Done means both incorrect forms are flagged without regressing valid pronoun usage.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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