Automattic / Automattic/harper
False negative: `from it’s goal` not flagged to correct to `from its goal`
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bug
false-negative
linting
punctuation
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
> People even get frustrated if they believe it’s somehow deviated from it’s goal.
You can see from the dotted green underline that Google Chrome does detect and flag this error.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported sentence, especially “from it’s goal,” in Harper and compare its result with the expected correction to “from its goal.” Trace the grammar-checking path that handles apostrophes and possessives, then add coverage showing that this sentence is flagged and run the relevant test suite.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100