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Rule "Use of whitespace before comma and before/after parentheses"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Use of whitespace before comma and before/after parentheses
Category: Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We had coffee , cheese and crackers and grapes.
    Correction suggestion: ,
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • We had coffee, cheese and crackers and grapes.
ID: COMMA_PARENTHESIS_WHITESPACE
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-24 22:33:07 +0200)