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Rule "free gift"

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Description: free gift
Message: This phrase is redundant. Consider using \2.
Category: Redundant Phrases (ID: REDUNDANCY)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleonasm
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Receive a free gift with every purchase.
    Correction suggestion: gift
  • Compare the best phone deals with free gifts, from tablets and TVs to …
    Correction suggestion: gifts
  • Free gifts for you to keep!
    Correction suggestion: Gifts
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Receive a gift with every purchase.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: FREE_GIFT [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-21 11:28:37 +0200)