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Rule "long island (Long Island)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: long island (Long Island)
Message: Capitalize this word if you mean the island near New York City.
Category: Upper/Lowercase (ID: CASING)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I was born in long island
    Correction suggestion: Long Island
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Japan is a long island chain between the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan and the Philippine Sea.
ID: IN_LONG_ISLAND [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-09 22:33:08 +0100)