Automattic / Automattic/harper

False positive: "We were best friends" flagged for missing preposition

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bug harper-core linting prepositions
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Description

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> We were best friends.

Wrongly flags "were " wanting a preposition added between "were" and "best".

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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

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