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Rule "Replace '#'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Replace '#'
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message: Wikipedia style. Replace "#" with <suggestion>No. </suggestion> or <suggestion>number </suggestion> when referring to numbers or rankings.
Category: Wikipedia (ID: WIKIPEDIA)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Number_signs
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The #3
    Correction suggestion: No. , number
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • No.
  • number
ID: HASH_SYMBOL [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)