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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, October 7
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, October 7, Monday, October 6
  • IGD Convention - Mon, October 7
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, October 7, Mon, October 6
  • IGD Convention - Mo, October 7
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, October 7, Mo, October 6
  • IGD Convention - Wednesday, October 7
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, October 7, Wednesday, October 8
  • IGD Convention - Thursday, October 7
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, October 7, Thursday, October 9
  • IGD Convention - Friday, October 7
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, October 7, Friday, October 10
  • IGD Convention - Saturday, October 7
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, October 7, Saturday, October 4
  • IGD Convention - Sunday, October 7
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, October 7, Sunday, October 5
  • IGD Convention - Sunday, Oct 7
    Correction suggestion: Tuesday, Oct 7, Sunday, Oct 5
  • IGD Convention - Sunday, October 3rd
    Correction suggestion: Friday, October 3rd, Sunday, October 5th
  • IGD Convention - Sunday, Oct 2rd
    Correction suggestion: Thursday, Oct 2rd, Sunday, Oct 5th
  • IGD Convention - Sunday, Oct 1st
    Correction suggestion: Wednesday, Oct 1st, Sunday, Oct 5th
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • IGD Convention - Thursday, October 7, 2021
  • IGD Convention - Thursday, October 7 2021
  • IGD Convention - Tuesday, October 7
  • IGD Convention - Tuesday, October 7th
  • IGD Convention - Tuesday, Oct 7
  • IGD Convention - Friday, Oct 3rd
  • IGD Convention - Thursday, Oct 2rd
  • IGD Convention - Wednesday, Oct 1st
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: EN_DATE_WEEKDAY_CURRENTYEAR [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-15 22:33:07 +0200)