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Rule "bye the way (by the way)"

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Description: bye the way (by the way)
Message: Did you mean by the way?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/buy-by-bye-word-choice/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Cby%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • And bye the way, this program is open source.
    Correction suggestion: by the way
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BYE_THE_WAY [1]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)