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Rule "named it (as)"

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Description: named it (as)
Message: Consider skipping the word "as" here.
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They named it as Gilead.
    Correction suggestion: named it Gilead
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: NAMED_IT_AS [153]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)