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Rule "the noun around it (surrounding noun)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: the noun around it (surrounding noun)
Message: Consider using <suggestion>the surrounding \2</suggestion>.
Category: Redundant Phrases (ID: REDUNDANCY)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/wordiness/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He didn't like the protesters around him.
    Correction suggestion: the surrounding protesters
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Sometimes I feel like a burden on the people around me.
  • The people around us need to know that we are real people in the process of maturing.
ID: NOUN_AROUND_IT [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-25 22:33:08 +0200)