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Rule "adjective vs. adverb"

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Description: adjective vs. adverb
Message: In this context, the adverb seems more correct than the adjective "\2".
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Your site is terrible slow.
    Correction suggestion: terribly slow, terrible and slow
  • Leaving this as it seems possible useful to others.
    Correction suggestion: possibly useful, possible and useful
  • I'm reasonable new to New Relic
    Correction suggestion: reasonably new, reasonable and new
  • They are simple wrong.
    Correction suggestion: simply wrong, simple and wrong
  • Soldier of Wrath seems remarkable underpowered.
    Correction suggestion: remarkably underpowered, remarkable and underpowered
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He understands that we are implementing a large contract with SBC Corp Real Estate, and that it is possible more of his accounts are inadvertantly on the list.
  • Thousands of years from now Centaurus will, once again, be at lower latitudes and be visible worldwide.
  • The developer who was responsible left the company a couple of years ago.
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ID: ADJECTIVE_ADVERB_2 [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)