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Rule "a/the + install"

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Description: a/the + install
Message: The word '\4' is not a noun.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Yesterday we had more than 1000 new installs.
    Correction suggestion: installations
  • Only five uninstalls on average.
    Correction suggestion: uninstallations
  • Only 1 uninstall in the last week.
    Correction suggestion: uninstallation
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Number 4 installs their app.
  • Windows 10 installs just fine on my machine.
  • Now google installs an app on my machine.
  • Those three install great effects.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: A_INSTALL [6]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)