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Rule "eggplant/aubergine"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: eggplant/aubergine
Message: This term is chiefly British English. Consider a replacement.
Category: British English phrases (ID: BRITISH_ENGLISH)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aubergine
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He loved to eat aubergines for breakfast.
    Correction suggestion: eggplants
ID: AUBERGINE [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-12-21 22:33:08 +0100)