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Rule "Respectful against/toward"

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Description: Respectful against/toward
Message: The usual collocation for "\1" is "toward" but never "\2". Did you mean \1 toward?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Respectful against.
    Correction suggestion: Respectful toward
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: RESPECTFUL_AGAINST [146]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-17 22:33:07 +0200)