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Rule "that vs than"

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Description: that vs than
Message: Did you mean than?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • LT has a more robust policy that Company.
    Correction suggestion: than
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The Ministry of Environment would play a more important role that way.
  • This seems to be a more subtle bug that Einar is trying to solve with you.
  • I recently saw a more positive statistic that people who get schizophrenia in their teens - 20 years later 2 in 3 will be in remission.
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ID: THAT_THAN [5]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-29 22:33:07 +0200)