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Rule "Collocation: in/at a party"

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Description: Collocation: in/at a party
Message: Unless you mean "in a political party", the usual preposition for a party is "at".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Later, I started working as a Research Assistant in university projects again, where I met her in a party.
    Correction suggestion: at a party
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ID: IN_AT_A_PARTY [38]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-22 22:33:07 +0200)