Forking ‘Is this a misquote of Ayn Rand’s ‘The Inexplicable Personal Alchemy’?’ by Dennis Hackethal

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  • This tool is in its beta stage. Expect things to break; proceed with caution.
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    Tim had dinner, and he enjoyed it.
    ...the quote below will be marked as incorrect because it omits the comma:
    Tim had dinner [...].
    This quote, however, will pass with zero issues:
    Tim had dinner, [...].
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