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Rule "Collocation: on/in the middle"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: on/in the middle
Message: In this expression, the usual preposition is "in", not "on". Did you mean <suggestion>in \2 \3</suggestion>?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The button is on the middle of the screen.
    Correction suggestion: in the middle
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Over the next year, APL and the Army will decide on the center's location, organization and participants.
ID: ON_IN_THE_MIDDLE [170]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-08 22:33:07 +0100)