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Rule "no comma in 'reason, why'"

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Description: no comma in 'reason, why'
Message: It appears that a comma in "\2 \4" is not needed.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • There are many reasons, why we should not do this.
    Correction suggestion: why
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: REASON_WHY_NO_COMMA [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)