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Rule "ATM machine (ATM)"

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Description: ATM machine (ATM)
Message: This phrase is redundant ('M' stands for 'machine'). Use simply \1\2.
Category: Redundant Phrases (ID: REDUNDANCY)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • ATM Machine Comparison Guide
    Correction suggestion: ATM
  • Criminals are stealing money from ATM machines by blowing them up.
    Correction suggestion: ATMs
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • ATMs are quite common in the Netherlands,
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ATM_MACHINE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)