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Rule "on a x basis"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: on a x basis
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message: Replace with the proper adverbial form of <suggestion>\3ly</suggestion>.
Category: Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Link: https://grammarist.com/usage/basis/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We have been coming here on a regular basis for years.
    Correction suggestion: regularly
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • We have been coming here regularly for years.
ID: BASIS_ON_A [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-20 22:33:09 +0100)