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Rule "beware PREPOSITION"

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Description: beware PREPOSITION
Message: Did you mean: beware of?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Beware about malware.
    Correction suggestion: Beware of
  • Beware with regard to malicious websites.
    Correction suggestion: Beware of
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Beware of malware.
  • Beware! This dog is not friendly.
  • ... but beware the ever-shrinking attention span of the general public.
  • It's 'buyer beware' at Vienna's overpriced hotels, but this little charmer is a bargain.
  • Mac users now need to beware as well-the most recent of Apple's three major security patches this year ...
  • Writers need to beware as well-written sentences are not always easy to write.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BEWARE_PREPOSITION [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)