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Rule "coincident vs coincidence"

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Description: coincident vs coincidence
Message: Did you mean the noun coincidence?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidence
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • What a coincident!
    Correction suggestion: coincidence
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Check the following text against just this rule:

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