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Rule "No 'more' or 'most' before comparatives"

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Description:	No 'more' or 'most' before comparatives
Message:	Only \2 (without '\1') is used to write the comparative.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Kyoto is a most older city. Correction suggestion: older
Correct sentences for comparison:	Kyoto is an older city. When is more better? ...were built during the Old and Middle Kingdoms, but most later rulers abandoned them in favor of... Most larger Dutch breweries, such as Heineken International, Grolsch, Amstel, Alfa Brouwerij, Brand and Dommelsch, market at least one variety. As a result, most newer chorded keyboards for braille input include at least nine keys. For example, most larger cities in the U.S. now have underground emergency operations centres that can perform civil defense coordination.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	MOST_COMPARATIVE [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-05 22:33:07 +0200)

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