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Rule "by pass (bypass)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: by pass (bypass)
Message: The verb or noun 'bypass' is spelled as one word.
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bypass
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The thrust of the Lamfulussy process is a plan that would by pass the normal EU legislative process that includes passage of legislation through the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament, which usually takes at least two years.
    Correction suggestion: bypass
  • He is always by passing the meeting by coming late to work.
    Correction suggestion: bypassing
  • I am not by passing life.
    Correction suggestion: bypassing
ID: BY_PASS [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-05 22:33:10 +0100)