LanguageTool Community

<< return to list of rules

Rule "pigeon (pidgin) English/..."

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect. Visit the LanguageTool homepage to use it online or download it for free.

Description: pigeon (pidgin) English/...
Message: Did you mean pidgin (=simplified language)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pidgin
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Pigeon English is spoken widely across Nigeria.
    Correction suggestion: Pidgin
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

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