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Rule "Wrong preposition: 'superior/inferior than' (superior/inferior to)"

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Description: Wrong preposition: 'superior/inferior than' (superior/inferior to)
Message: The adjective '\1' is normally used with to.
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He feels inferior than us.
    Correction suggestion: to
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SUPERIOR_THAN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)