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

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Description:	No 'more' or 'most' before comparatives
Message:	Use only \2 (without '\1') when you use the comparative.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Kyoto is a more older city. Correction suggestion: older It's more worse thing. Correction suggestion: worse
Correct sentences for comparison:	Kyoto is an older city. When is more better? It was for the worse. I'll write more later. No more customer service More younger people are using our service We can only bring one more smaller suitcase as that's all that will fit in the rental car in Toronto.
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ID:	MOST_COMPARATIVE [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-05 22:33:07 +0200)

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