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Rule "He was the air (heir) to the throne"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: He was the air (heir) to the throne
Message: Did you mean to use "heir" here instead of "air"?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He was the air to the throne.
    Correction suggestion: heir
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The critic for The Times, Tim Teeman, commented that "Wendy Richard as Pauline had the air of the departing diva, queen of all she had loved, lost and laid waste to, her face set in a silent snarl."
ID: AIR_HEIR [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)