Automattic / Automattic/harper

False positives flagging "someone new" and "are you new" to change to "knew"

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Description

> These are advanced topics for someone new to AI or Python.
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Both "new" and "knew" are grammatical after indefinite pronouns.

Here's another context where "new" is grammatical after personal pronouns:
> Are you new to budgeting or want to start fresh?

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported false positives with “someone new” and “Are you new to budgeting or want to start fresh?”. Trace which grammar-checking rule suggests changing “new” to “knew”, then add coverage for both grammatical contexts. Done means Harper no longer flags either sentence incorrectly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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