Automattic / Automattic/harper
feat: Flag confusing contraction who's and possessive whose
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Description
Common among native speakers and non-native speakers alike:
Whose there? → who's
Who's idea is it? → whose
My browser catches the first one:
List of read-world examples:
- Bill Burr was the only Comedian **who’s** brain wasn’t ruined → ... **whose** brain wasn’t ruined
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the Harper grammar rules or tests that handle the contractions “who’s” and “whose”; the issue does not name specific files or entry points. Use the supplied example sentences as regression cases, and consider the work complete when the incorrect contraction is flagged and the possessive form is accepted in the corresponding examples.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100