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Rule "approximately about"

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Description: approximately about
Message: This phrase is redundant. Consider using \1.
Category: Redundant Phrases (ID: REDUNDANCY)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Americans feel full of energy and healthy approximately about 19 days per month.
    Correction suggestion: approximately
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Americans feel full of energy and healthy approximately 19 days per month.
  • In reasoning about a complex system, humans reason approximately about its behavior.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: APPROXIMATELY_ABOUT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)