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Should flag when people mix up "straight" and "strait" (or their plurals)
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Description
I just read a comment on the Internet referring to "Straights of Hormuz".
There are two problems:
1. "straight" means "not bent", "strait" is a body of water
2. Most bodies of water, including Hormuz use the singular "Strait" but a few use the plural "Straits", or both, like the Strait(s) of Magellan
We should at least correct "straight" and "straights" to "strait" when it's referring to a body of water.
We could also maintain a curated list of which ones use singular vs plural.
That's easy when the mistake is part of a proper noun, but will be harder in cases like "looking out across the straight".
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing spelling and proper-noun rule implementation and its tests; completion should cover singular and plural waterway names while avoiding corrections when “straight” means “not bent.”
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100