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Rule "confusion of 'an' and 'and'"

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Description: confusion of 'an' and 'and'
Message: Did you mean \1 and \3?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We can turn it on an off again.
    Correction suggestion: on and off
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • On an off note, yes, this is very confusing.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AN_AND [3]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)