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Rule "Weekday doesn't match date"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Weekday doesn't match date
Message: The date \3 (YYYY-MM-DD) is not a {day}, but a {realDay}.
Category: Semantics (ID: SEMANTICS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/date-formats/#commas-in-dates
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • IGD Convention 2014 - Monday, 2014-10-31
    Correction suggestion: Friday, 2014-10-31, Monday, 2014-10-27
  • Friday, 2013-08-15.
    Correction suggestion: 2014-08-15
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • IGD Convention 2014 - Friday, 2014-10-31
ID: EN_DATE_WEEKDAY [5]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-30 22:33:07 +0100)