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Rule "from than (then) on"

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Description: from than (then) on
Message: Did you mean from then on?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-than-vs-then/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • From than on I entered a period of dullness, nothing bothered me anymore.
    Correction suggestion: From then on
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: FROM_THAN_ON [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)