bug: false positive with some adjacent pairs of pronouns

[hippietrail]

Describe the bug
There's a linting rule against two pronouns next to each other. But sometimes it's perfectly good English.
More subtle rules or heuristics are needed for the lint.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Type/paste in "One told me they were able to begin reading"
2. Notice "me they" is flagged even though nothing is wrong.

Expected behavior
Nothing flagged in this sentence.

Screenshots

Platform
Windsurf (VS Code)

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

[elijah-potter]

I'd like to push back a little bit. In this case, I'd say you're actually missing a word in the middle. We might want to add an additional suggestion here.

Something more correct would be: "One told me that they were able to begin reading."

[hippietrail]

I'd like to push back a little bit. In this case, I'd say you're actually missing a word in the middle. We might want to add an additional suggestion here.

Something more correct would be: "One told me that they were able to begin reading."

Actually both are correct. I wonder if any style guides actually insist on adding "that". I'll see what I can find.

• defining relative clauses | LearnEnglish - British Council
• Why is 'that' sometimes optional before dependent clauses?
• relative pronouns - Omitting 'that' in this sentence
• Mandatory vs. Optional Relative Pronoun : r/grammar
• Easy Guide on Omitting English Relative Pronouns "Which, ...
• Omitting 'that'
• Explaining the omission of relative pronouns

I only read a part of the British Council one but it seems this is a grammar point that has received a ton of attention. That page sums it up like this:

Omitting the relative pronoun
Sometimes we can leave out the relative pronoun. For example, we can usually leave out who, which or that if it is followed by a subject.

The assistant [that] we met was really kind.
(we = subject, can omit that)

We can't usually leave it out if it is followed by a verb.

The assistant that helped us was really kind.
(helped = verb, can't omit that)

[hippietrail]

Seems to have gone away: