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Rule "approximately about"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: approximately about
Message: This phrase is redundant. Consider using <suggestion>\1</suggestion>.
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.
ID: APPROXIMATELY_ABOUT [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)