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Rule "allow (to), permit (to), enable (to)"

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Description:	allow (to), permit (to), enable (to)
	By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message:	When used to mean 'make it possible to', 'allow to', 'permit to', and 'enable to' cannot be used without a grammatical object. 'Allow' must be followed by a noun or pronoun such as 'us'. Alternatives: make it possible to, allow us to, enable us to, allow (an assessment) of.
Category:	Misused terms in EU publications (Gardner) (ID: MISUSED_TERMS_EU_PUBLICATIONS)
Link:	https://euenglish.webs.com/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	The statistics available do not allow to take account of all these situations. … if the function allows to assess whether the subsystem fully complies with…
Correct sentences for comparison:	These persons are not allowed to do the work: You are permitted to do the work unless you… The statistics available do not allow us to take account of all these situations.
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ID:	EUPUB_ALLOW_PERMIT_ENABLE_TO [1]
Version:	4.9-SNAPSHOT (2020-01-21 21:33)