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Rule "Missing comma after weekday"

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Description: Missing comma after weekday
Message: Commas set off the month in a weekday-month-day date.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link: https://www.thepunctuationguide.com/comma.html#dates
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We will meet Friday July 15.
    Correction suggestion: Friday,
  • I will be back by Monday April 1st.
    Correction suggestion: Monday,
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He was born on Friday, August 12, 2016.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MISSING_COMMA_AFTER_WEEKDAY [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-03 22:33:08 +0200)