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Rule "deus ex machina"

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Description: deus ex machina
Message: The correct spelling for this expression is deus ex machina.
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • But for the grace of the deux ex machina, Measure for Measure would have turned into King Lear.
    Correction suggestion: deus ex machina
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Check the following text against just this rule:

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