Automattic / Automattic/harper

Flag misuse of the word 'prolific'

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enhancement harper-core linting
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Description

I've been seeing 'prolific' used seemingly to mean 'really good' or maybe 'effective' for some years. Also "common" or "widespread"

Just now I saw it seemingly used to me something like 'extremely common or popular':
- How an IRC bot spawned the world’s most **prolific** software
- Regulations were more relaxed, and body swaps were **prolific**, and there was one chassis that gave you endless options of customization, the Beetle.
- These computers just weren't **prolific**. People weren't using them.

When it's possible to detect that it's not being used to mean 'very productive' it would be nice to be able to flag it.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is identified in the issue. Start by finding how Harper detects context-sensitive word misuse, then compare that behavior with the listed examples. Done means flagging uses of “prolific” when it means common, popular, or effective rather than productive.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

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

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