Browse Rules: 6,146 matches
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| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| right in (up) my alley | That is right in my alley. | Semantics |
| two peas in a pot (pod) | You are like two peas in a pot. | Semantics |
| tender hooks (tenterhooks) | I’m on tender hooks waiting for my exam results! | Semantics |
| case and (in) point | Some can be transmitted without apparent symptoms; this disease is a case and point. | Semantics |
| besides (beside) the point | I don’t know why you brought that up; that’s besides the point. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on June 31st. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on the 34th of Nov. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on July 34th. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on the 34th of March. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on 6/31/2022. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on 31/06/2022. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on 10/34/2022. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on 36/08/2022. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on Feb 31st. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on 31st of Feb. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on 2/31/2022. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on 31/02/2022. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on Feb 29, 2001. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | On 29 February 2005, Frasyniuk came out with the initiative to merge the UW into a new social-liberal party to be called "the Democrats". | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on 2/29/2022. | Semantics |
| Impossible dates (April 31st, etc.) | She will join us on 29/02/2022. | Semantics |
| Inconsistent case: She'S (She's) | He'S very happy. | Semantics |
| abbreviation of 'philosophiae doctor' (PhD) | I got my PH.D. at an university in Germany. | Semantics |
| abbreviation of 'philosophiae doctor' (PhD) | I got my Ph.D at an university in Germany. | Semantics |
| abbreviation of 'philosophiae doctor' (PhD) | I got my PHD at an university in Germany. | Semantics |
| abbreviation for bachelor's degree | I have a B. Sc. from CMU. | Semantics |
| abbreviation for bachelor's degree | I have a MSc. from CMU. | Semantics |
| abbreviation for bachelor's degree | I have a MSc from CMU. | Semantics |
| abbreviation for bachelor's degree | I have a B.Sc from CMU. | Semantics |
| May 20001 (May 2001) | I will go to Holland in May 20014. | Semantics |
| 'to both ...' with more than two items | It allows us to both grow, focus, and flourish. | Semantics |
| Winter 20211 (2021) | We hope for a growing number of visitors in winter 20211. | Semantics |
| Winter 20211 (2021) | We hope for a growing number of visitors from Oct. 20211. | Semantics |
| Winter 20211 (2021) | The 20200 election took place in November. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | We have visited the client on 7 October 2025. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | On 7 October 2025, we have visited the client. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | We visited the client on 7 October 2025. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | On 7 October 2025, we visited the client. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | We have visited the client on October 7, 2025. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | On October 7, 2025, we have visited the client. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | We visited the client on October 7, 2025. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | On October 7, 2025, we visited the client. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | We have visited the client on 27/10/2040. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | On 27/10/2040, we have visited the client. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | We visited the client on 27/10/2040. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | On 27/10/2040, we visited the client. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | We have visited the client on 10/27/2040. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | On 10/27/2040, we have visited the client. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | We visited the client on 10/27/2040. | Semantics |
| Future date, but verb in past tense | On 10/27/2040, we visited the client. | Semantics |
| A new year has begun | IGD Convention - 7 October 2013 | Semantics |
| A new year has begun | IGD Convention - October 7, 2013 | Semantics |
| A new year has begun | IGD Convention 2014 - 31/10/2013 | Semantics |
| A new year has begun | IGD Convention 2014 - 10/31/2013 | Semantics |
| A new year has begun | IGD Convention 2014 - 2013-10-31 | Semantics |
| Weekday doesn't match date | IGD Convention - Monday, 7th October 2014 | Semantics |
| Weekday doesn't match date | IGD Convention - Monday, October 7th 2014 | Semantics |
| Weekday doesn't match date | IGD Convention 2014 - Monday, 31/10/2014 | Semantics |
| Weekday doesn't match date | IGD Convention 2014 - Monday, 10/31/2014 | Semantics |
| Weekday doesn't match date | IGD Convention 2014 - Monday, 2014-10-31 | Semantics |
| Weekday doesn't match date for the current year | IGD Convention - Monday, 7 October | Semantics |
| Weekday doesn't match date for the current year | IGD Convention - Monday, October 7 | Semantics |
| Weekday doesn't match date for the current year | IGD Convention 2014 - Monday, 31/10 | Semantics |
| Weekday doesn't match date for the current year | IGD Convention 2014 - Monday, 10/31 | Semantics |
| Invalid date, like 'February 31, 2014' | It happened on November 31, 2014. | Semantics |
| Invalid date, like 'February 31, 2014' | It happened on Feb 30, 2014. | Semantics |
| Invalid date, like 'February 31, 2014' | January 10 – 1, 2016. | Semantics |
| Invalid date, like 'February 31, 2014' | January, 10 – 1, 2016. | Semantics |
| wrong suffix of ordinal number | This was my 11nd try. | Semantics |
| wrong suffix of ordinal number | This was my 1nd try. | Semantics |
| wrong suffix of ordinal number | This was my 2th try. | Semantics |
| wrong suffix of ordinal number | This was my 3nd try. | Semantics |
| wrong suffix of ordinal number | This was my 4nd try. | Semantics |
| square roots (2 solutions) | The square root of 9 is 3. | Semantics |
| Interval scale: doubling values ('twice as hot') | It's half as warm as it was yesterday. | Semantics |
| Usage of German quotes („“) | She said „Yes“. | Typography |
| Usage of German quotes („“) | „Yes“, she said. | Typography |
| Usage of German quotes („“) | I'm very „happy”. | Typography |
| Usage of German quotes („“) | I'm very „happy“. | Typography |
| a la (à la) | Monday has told us mind games are football speak for inane ranting a la Vera Duckworth. | Typography |
| cafe (café) | We ate at a cafe. | Typography |
| Two consecutive spaces | This is a sentence with two consecutive spaces. | Typography |
| Two consecutive spaces following a single character (with two consecutive spaces preceding it) | This is a test. | Typography |
| Missing whitespace before a parenthesis | I'm from San Diego(California). | Typography |
| 3dogs (3 dogs) | It took me 1min. | Typography |
| 3dogs (3 dogs) | I have 3dogs. | Typography |
| 12,5% → 12.5% | The price rose by 12,5% | Typography |
| 12,5% → 12.5% | The price rose by $12,50 | Typography |
| 12,5% → 12.5% | The price rose by 12,50 % | Typography |
| 12,5% → 12.5% | They have 32.000 users. | Typography |
| 12,5% → 12.5% | We now have 32.500.000 users. | Typography |
| 12,5% → 12.5% | I earned 32.000,23. | Typography |
| 12,5% → 12.5% | More than 2,5 million people use our products. | Typography |
| space after apostrophe in contraction (e.g. I' m) | Maybe I' m missing something? | Typography |
| space after apostrophe in contraction (e.g. I' m) | Maybe I 'm missing something? | Typography |
| TL DR (TL;DR) | tl:dr it was great!. | Typography |
| O Connor (O'Connor) | His name is O conor. | Typography |
| redundant apostrophe | We''ll be ready next week. | Typography |
| redundant apostrophe | He wasn''t ready yet. | Typography |
| redundant apostrophe | Tom''s new girlfriend is very beautiful. | Typography |
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