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Rule "Collocation: listen to/watch movies"

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Description:	Collocation: listen to/watch movies
Message:	The usual verb for "\3" is "watch". Did you mean watch a \4?
Category:	Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Link:	https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/watch
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	During my free time, I like listen to movie with my boyfriend and my friends. Correction suggestion: watch a movie During my free time, I like listen to a movie in cinema with my boyfriend and my friends. Correction suggestion: watch a movie During the week, I listen series or action movie in English because I want to improve myself with my sister. Correction suggestion: watch a series
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	LISTEN_TO_MOVIES [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)

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