Adj of a curation 2025 04 09

harper-core/dictionary.dict

@@ -20430,7 +20430,7 @@ demimondaine/1SM
 demimonde/1M
 demise/~14MGDS
 demitasse/1MS
-demo/~154GMD
+demo/~14GMD         # only wiktionary calls this an adjective. doing so messes with 'adj of a' lint
 democracy/~1SM
 democrat/~1MS
 democratic/~51UQ

harper-core/src/linting/adjective_of_a.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const FALSE_POSITIVES: &[&str] = &[
     "equivalent",
     "full",
     "inside",
+    "up",
     // "more" is tricky but it often seems correct and idiomatic.
     "more",
     "much",
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ const FALSE_POSITIVES: &[&str] = &[
     "bit",
     "bottom",
     "chance",
+    "clockwork",
     "derivative",
     "dream",
+    "eighth",
     "front",
     "half",
     "head",
@@ -448,4 +451,31 @@ mod tests {
             0,
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dont_flag_clockwork() {
+        assert_lint_count(
+            "so something's wrong in this clockwork of a thing and I'm not going to bother taking this apart",
+            AdjectiveOfA,
+            0,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dont_flag_up() {
+        assert_lint_count(
+            "Yeah gas is made up of a bunch of teenytiny particles all moving around.",
+            AdjectiveOfA,
+            0,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dont_flag_eighth() {
+        assert_lint_count(
+            "It's about an eighth of an inch or whatever",
+            AdjectiveOfA,
+            0,
+        );
+    }
 }