Automattic / Automattic/harper

The `ThoughThought` linter misses some cases where "though" is a typo for "thought"

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bug false-negative harper-core linting
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Description

> I really **though** this comment was a satire ...

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Research direction

Start by locating the `ThoughThought` linter and its existing tests, then run the relevant linter test suite to reproduce the missed case. Done means the example “I really though this comment was a satire” is detected as a typo for “thought” without regressing other cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
72/100

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