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Rule "at your earliest convenience (as soon as you can)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: at your earliest convenience (as soon as you can)
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message: Overly formal. Did you mean <suggestion>as soon as you can</suggestion>?
Category: Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Please come at your earliest convenience.
    Correction suggestion: as soon as you can
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Please come as soon as you can.
ID: AT_YOUR_EARLIEST_CONVENIENCE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-20 22:33:09 +0100)