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Rule "a la (à la)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	a la (à la)
	By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message:	‘A la’ is a foreign expression which originally has a diacritic.
Category:	Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Monday has told us mind games are football speak for inane ranting a la Vera Duckworth. Correction suggestion: à la
Correct sentences for comparison:	Sergeant Cyrus, a character in the videogame Dawn of War 2\nYou have received this message because you are on A La Zing's mailing list. Following is an excerpt from a LA Times article illustrating a different, more negative point of view concerning deregulation compared to earlier articles I had sent. As a result of a state of Colorado audit TW has been assessed tax (+penalties and interest) for compressor fuel use ($.4mm), and on the purchase of a La Plata facility ($1.3mm). Southwest Airlines Customers who book a La Quinta Inns or La Quinta Inn and Suites properties on southwest.com through November 18, 2001 will save 10% and will receive $10 cash back.
ID:	A_LA_DIACRITIC [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-27 22:33:07 +0100)

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