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Rule "Collocation: on/in the afternoon"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: on/in the afternoon
Message: The usual preposition for "\3" is "in", not "on". Try it like this: <suggestion>in \2 \3</suggestion>.
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/in-on-at-grammar/#using-%E2%80%9Cin%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9Con%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cat%E2%80%9D-as-prepositions-of-time
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The meeting is on the afternoon.
    Correction suggestion: in the afternoon
ID: ON_IN_THE_AFTERNOON [76]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)