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Rule "Materiel (matériel or material)"

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Description: Materiel (matériel or material)
Message: Did you mean \1 (= substance) or \1 (= military equipment)?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I needed more electronic materiels to build a fully-functional machine.
    Correction suggestion: materials, matériels
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MATERIEL [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-04 22:33:07 +0200)