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Rule "once and (in) a while"

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Description: once and (in) a while
Message: This is a non-standard phrase. Did you mean once in a while?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • My computer starts up only once and a while.
    Correction suggestion: once in a while
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ONCE_AND_A_WHILE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)