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Rule "in a manner of speaking (omit)"

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Description:	in a manner of speaking (omit)
	By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message:	See if you could remove this phrase.
Category:	Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/wordiness/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	The policy has, in a manner of speaking, begun to Balkanize the more rural parts of our state.
Correct sentences for comparison:	The policy has begun to Balkanize the more rural parts of our state.
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ID:	IN_A_MANNER_OF_SPEAKING [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)