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Rule "Weekday doesn't match date for the current year"

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Description: Weekday doesn't match date for the current year
Message: Did you mean to refer to the current year? \3 \4 {currentYear} 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 - Monday, 7 October
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, 7, Monday, 6
  • IGD Convention - Mon, 7 October
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, 7, Mon, 6
  • IGD Convention - Mo, 7 October
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, 7, Mo, 6
  • IGD Convention - Monday, 7 Oct
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, 7, Monday, 6
  • IGD Convention - Monday, 7th Oct
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, 7th, Monday, 6th
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • IGD Convention - Tuesday, 7 October
  • IGD Convention - Tuesday, 7 Oct
  • IGD Convention - Tuesday, 7th Oct
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Check the following text against just this rule:

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