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Rule "Collocation: Opposite from/to"

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Description: Collocation: Opposite from/to
Message: Use "to" with "opposite".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Their house is opposite from ours.
    Correction suggestion: opposite to ours
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: OPPOSITE_FROM_TO [12]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)