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Rule "on the occasion of (on, when, because of)"

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Description: on the occasion of (on, when, because of)
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message: Did you mean on? Try also when and because of.
Category: Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I was congratulated on the occasion of my son's birthday.
    Correction suggestion: on, when, because of
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I was congratulated on my son's birthday.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ON_THE_OCCASION_OF [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)