Automattic / Automattic/harper

False Positive: punctuation error

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bug false-positive harper-core linting punctuation
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Description

**What got flagged?**
Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

**Why is this incorrect?**
This is a correct usage. The solution proposed by Harper will cause a punctuation error.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported sentence in Harper and identify which punctuation rule flags it. Trace that rule to its implementation and existing tests; done means the sentence is accepted without weakening detection of genuine punctuation errors.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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