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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' and does not require 'more' (implicit comparative). Most likely, you should write: \2 to.
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He feels more inferior than us.
    Correction suggestion: inferior to
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • He feels inferior to them.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SUPERIOR_THAN [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)