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False positive: "We were best friends" flagged for missing preposition
Open
Beginner friendly
bug
harper-core
linting
prepositions
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
> We were best friends.
Wrongly flags "were " wanting a preposition added between "were" and "best".
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the report for “We were best friends.”, then trace the missing-preposition diagnostic that flags “were” before “best.” Done means this sentence no longer produces that false positive while genuine missing-preposition cases remain detected.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100