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Rule "commute back and forth (commute)"

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Description: commute back and forth (commute)
Message: Consider using \1.
Category: Redundant Phrases (ID: REDUNDANCY)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/wordiness/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She will commute back and forth between New Haven and her home in Southern California before relocating to the Elm City this summer.
    Correction suggestion: commute
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • She will commute between New Haven and her home in Southern California before relocating to the Elm City this summer
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: COMMUTE_BACK_AND_FORTH [1]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)