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Rule "'merchandize' vs. 'merchandise'"

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Description: 'merchandize' vs. 'merchandise'
Message: Consider using the more commonly used \1.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/ise-ize/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He merchandized eighteen years, owning mills and blacksmith shops.
    Correction suggestion: merchandised
  • The merchandize will arrive by truck at midnight.
    Correction suggestion: merchandise
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MERCHANDIZE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)