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Rule "Collocation: come in/by car"

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Description: Collocation: come in/by car
Message: The usual preposition for mode of transportation is "by", not "in". Try it like this: \1 \2 \3 by \5.
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
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:
  • She comes to work in car.
    Correction suggestion: comes to work by car
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: COME_IN_CAR [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)