<< return to list of rules

Rule "Thanks for taking me a long (along) for the ride"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	Thanks for taking me a long (along) for the ride
Message:	Did you mean to use the preposition 'along' here?
Category:	Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Thanks for taking me a long for the ride. Correction suggestion: along I can't force people to go a long with me on this. Correction suggestion: along Those numbers a long with all the other points might bring clarity to what we should do. Correction suggestion: along A long with the others, we were confused about the lesson. Correction suggestion: Along
Correct sentences for comparison:	He also returned 36 kickoffs for a 22.5-yard average with a long of 47. For residents of other countries, the acre might be envisaged as approximately 56.68 percent of a long by wide association football (soccer) pitch. To be more exact, one acre is 90.75 percent of a long by wide American football field (without the end zones).
ID:	ALONG [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-30 22:33:07 +0100)

LanguageTool Community