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Rule "Collocation: spend it for/on"

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Description: Collocation: spend it for/on
Message: The usual prepositions that follow "spend it" are either "on" or "in". Did you mean spend it on?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I spend it for my essence.
    Correction suggestion: spend it on
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SPEND_IT_FOR [159]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-13 22:33:06 +0200)