Automattic / Automattic/harper
Should flag confusing "gesture" and "jester".
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enhancement
harper-core
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
I saw this one in a YouTube comment thread and it made me laugh.
A "gesture" is a meaningful motion of the hand and a "jester" is a kind of comic in a medieval court.
Contributor guide
Research direction
No file or test is identified in the issue. Start by locating the existing rules or data for commonly confused words, then inspect their tests and follow the established pattern for reporting this pair. Done means the checker flags the intended confusion without incorrectly treating ordinary uses as errors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100