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Rule "commute back and forth (commute)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: commute back and forth (commute)
Message: Consider using <suggestion>\1</suggestion>.
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
ID: COMMUTE_BACK_AND_FORTH [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)