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Rule "Collocation: on/in a meeting"

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Description: Collocation: on/in a meeting
Message: The usual preposition for "\4 \5" is "in", not "on".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I was on a meeting.
    Correction suggestion: I was in a meeting
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ID: ON_IN_A_MEETING [33]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-17 22:33:07 +0200)