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Rule "redundant determiner: 'in (an) alphabetical order"

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Description: redundant determiner: 'in (an) alphabetical order
Message: Unless there is more than one '\3 \4', leave out the determiner '\2'.
Category: Nonstandard Phrases (ID: NONSTANDARD_PHRASES)
Link: https://jakubmarian.com/in-an-alphabetical-order-vs-in-alphabetical-order-in-english/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • List the names in an alphabetical order.
    Correction suggestion: in alphabetical order
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: IN_X_ORDER [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)