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Rule "adjective vs. adverb"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

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.
ID:	ADJECTIVE_ADVERB_2 [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-30 22:33:07 +0100)

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