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Rule "during (for)"

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Description: during (for)
Message: Did you mean for?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I haven't seen him during ages.
    Correction suggestion: for
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • In that subgroup, the prevalence of HPV and high-risk HPV declined during ages 35 to 40.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CONFUSION_DURING_FOR [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)