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Rule "Respectful against/toward"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Respectful against/toward
Message: The usual collocation for "\1" is "toward" but never "\2". Did you mean <suggestion>\1 toward</suggestion>?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Respectful against.
    Correction suggestion: Respectful toward
ID: RESPECTFUL_AGAINST [146]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)