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Rule "buy (by) + gerund verb"

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Description: buy (by) + gerund verb
Message: Did you mean by?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/buy-by-bye-word-choice/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Cby%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We exploit these two features buy using Named Entity recognition.
    Correction suggestion: by
  • Buy making it our top pick in the sector.
    Correction suggestion: By
  • Get some buy doing treasure maps.
    Correction suggestion: by
  • Several years can go buy waiting for recovery.
    Correction suggestion: by
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I'm here to buy wedding gifts.
  • You can't buy advertising like that.
  • I usually buy clothing at a local store.
  • On May 30, Salomon Smith Barney reiterated its Buy rating on Sprint PCS shares.
  • For ENE, our Strong Buy rating expects that the deal spread, currently about 30% will narrow as progress is made toward a closing.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BUY_VBG [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)