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Rule "after noon (afternoon)"

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Description: after noon (afternoon)
Message: Did you mean afternoon?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afternoon
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I will have lunch in the after noon.
    Correction suggestion: afternoon
  • It was the best after noon of the week.
    Correction suggestion: afternoon
  • Have a great after noon!
    Correction suggestion: afternoon
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He came a little after noon.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AFTER_NOON [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)