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Rule "not often, not very often (seldom. rare, rarely)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	not often, not very often (seldom. rare, rarely)
	By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message:	Avoid using "not". Did you mean <suggestion>seldom</suggestion>, <suggestion>rare</suggestion> or <suggestion>rarely</suggestion>?
Category:	Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	It is not very often that a hotel exceeds your expectations. Correction suggestion: seldom, rare, rarely
Correct sentences for comparison:	It is rare that a hotel exceeds your expectations.
ID:	NOT_VERY_OFTEN [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-24 22:33:07 +0200)

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