Hi! I’m using the LanguageTool Firefox plugin. I wrote the following in a text area: “The therapist sent a message saying that she cannot attend the meeting.” LanguageTool suggests replacing “message” with “massage”. The explanation in the popup is:
Possibly confused word: Did you mean “massage” (= action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone’s body) instead of ‘message’ (= communication, or what is communicated)?
If I change the word “therapist” to “doctor” or “consultant”, the correction suggestion disappears. I guess that LanguageTool thinks that “massage” is more likely to appear in a sentence with “therapist”, but it’s obviously wrong. Also, “massage” is usually not something that one sends.
I don’t see this issue in the version on the languagetool.org homepage, but I consistently see it when the Firefox plugin does it. For example, I see it right here while I’m writing this forum post.