Automattic / Automattic/harper

Flag "help verb-ing" form: "help to verb" should be used

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enhancement grammar harper-core linting
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Description

Some people use help the same way they would use allow

So they write `help computing` instead of `help to compute`

Here are examples

https://github.com/search?q=%22help%20computing%22&type=code
https://github.com/search?q=%22help%20getting%22&type=code
https://github.com/search?q=%22help%20searching%22&type=code
https://github.com/search?q=%22help%20buying%22&type=code

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by searching the repository for existing grammar rules and tests covering verb forms, then use the issue’s examples and linked searches as inputs. Done means the checker flags “help computing,” “help getting,” “help searching,” and “help buying” as forms that should use “help to verb.”

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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

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