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Rule "Collocation: Popular among/with"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: Popular among/with
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Message: The usual collocation for "popular" is "with", not "among".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-between-vs-among/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Camong%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • John's popular among his friends.
    Correction suggestion: popular with
ID: POPULAR_AMONG_WITH [10]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-06 22:33:09 +0100)