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Rule "not longer -> no longer"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: not longer -> no longer
Message: Did you mean the adverb <suggestion>no longer</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/no-longer-not-any-longer
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I'm not longer available.
    Correction suggestion: no longer
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The days are not longer but shorter.
  • At the end of this period, not longer than one year, the soul then takes its place in the world to come.
ID: NOT_LONGER [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-08 22:33:07 +0100)