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Rule "a quite while (quite a while)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: a quite while (quite a while)
Message: The word order seems wrong. Did you mean <suggestion>\2 \1 \3</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-awhile-vs-a-while/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It was a quite while since he appeared last on TV.
    Correction suggestion: quite a while
ID: A_QUITE_WHILE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)