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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 temporary unavailable.
    Correction suggestion: temporarily unavailable, temporary and unavailable
  • Your site is temporary down.
    Correction suggestion: temporarily down, temporary and down
  • It's extraordinary rare
    Correction suggestion: extraordinarily rare, extraordinary and rare
  • This way it is easy accessible but we avoid that it is indexed by external services and easy searchable from outside.
    Correction suggestion: easily accessible, easy and accessible
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Jeeze, the dude who thinks he's my mentor issue happened months ago, but I'm angry all over again.
  • But everybody looks funny naked.
  • This one is easy enough.
  • Is being happy successful?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ADJECTIVE_ADVERB_2 [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)