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Rule "Collocation: associates to/with"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: associates to/with
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1 \2 \3 with</suggestion>? The usual preposition for the word "associate" is "with" not "to".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She associates her layoff to your arrival.
    Correction suggestion: associates her layoff with
ID: ASSOCIATES_TO [152]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-07 22:33:09 +0100)