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Rule "both... as well as (and)"

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Description: both... as well as (and)
Message: Probable usage error. Use and after 'both'.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-both-and-as-well-as/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He is both very rich as well as handsome.
    Correction suggestion: and
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He is both rich and handsome.
  • He is both rich and smart as well as handsome.
  • He is both very rich and smart as well as handsome.
  • The phrases "eyeball kick" and "hydrogen jukebox" both show up in "Howl", as well as a direct quote from Cézanne:
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BOTH_AS_WELL_AS [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)