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Rule "Collocation: Marry with/to"

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Description: Collocation: Marry with/to
Message: The correct expression is "being married to somebody".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Angela was married with a rich man.
    Correction suggestion: married to
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • She is married with a child of her own.
  • Tom is married with a three-year-old daughter.
  • I would say being married with a kid is the happiest I've been in my life.
  • They have been married with Catholic rites five years ago.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MARRY_WITH [13]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)