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Rule "pedal to the medal (metal)"

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Description: pedal to the medal (metal)
Message: Did you mean pedal to the metal?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedal_to_the_Metal
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • To get by the police car, he put the pedal to the medal.
    Correction suggestion: pedal to the metal
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • To get by the cop car, he put the pedal to the metal.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PEDAL_TO_THE_MEDAL [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-10 22:33:07 +0200)