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Rule "case and (in) point"

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Description: case and (in) point
Message: Did you mean 'case in point'?
Category: Semantics (ID: SEMANTICS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Some can be transmitted without apparent symptoms; this disease is a case and point.
    Correction suggestion: case in point
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ID: CASE_AND_POINT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)