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Rule "Collocation: fed up of/with"

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Description: Collocation: fed up of/with
Message: The usual preposition for "\1 \2" is "with". Did you mean \1 \2 with?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The people are fed up of so many pointless elections.
    Correction suggestion: fed up with
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: FED_UP_OF_WITH [87]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)