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Rule "'kind/type/sort of a/an'"
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Description: | 'kind/type/sort of a/an' |
Message: | If '\1' is a classification term, '\3' is not necessary. Use \1 \2. (The phrases 'kind of' and 'sort of' are informal if they mean 'to some extent'.) |
Category: | Grammar |
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ID: | KIND_OF_A [1] |
Version: | 6.2-SNAPSHOT (2023-06-07 20:33:02 +0000) |