Automattic / Automattic/harper
False Positive: Roman Numeral 'I' at the End of a Sentence (`SpellCheck`)
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bug
harper-core
linting
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- Rust
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Description
**What got flagged?**
`I.`
**Why is this incorrect?**
A roman numeral 1 at the end of a sentence should be recognized as a word just as much as one in the middle of a sentence.
**Example of correct usage:**
```md
The political climate reached a peak following World War I.
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the SpellCheck false positive with `I.` and the World War I example, then inspect the spelling or grammar rule that handles Roman numerals at sentence boundaries. Done means a Roman numeral `I` at the end of a sentence is not flagged while the existing behavior for other contexts remains correct.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100