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Rule "Readability: Three nouns in a row"

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Description: Readability: Three nouns in a row
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message: Using three (or more) nouns in a row may decrease readability.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I suggested that there may be some way to fix this through a price adjustment mechanism in the fixed price or volumes or through a separate indemnification in the "fee letter".
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The security software we offer is the state-of-the-art achievement.
  • Wherefore art thou Romeo?
  • Chipmaker Micron Technology (MU,31,f2) is higher in premarket activity following news that a potential partner raised DRAM prices by 30%.
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a huge problem among young adults.
  • Harry Nyquist (1889–1976), developed the Nyquist stability criterion for feedback systems in the 1930s.
  • Gráinne O'Malley - 16th-century pirate queen and chieftain of the clan O'Malley, also known as Granuaile.
  • Mrs. Steinmetz Fax 33 1 42 91 68 62 and confirm in writing.
  • Sells 100000 ENRON CORP OR shares.
  • 2.7 mm to 13.5 mm varifocal lens
  • The van Abbé family
  • HR industry news
  • In a sense Bhangra music is one of the few immigrant music genres of the world in that it is absent in the home country.
  • In the computer game Afterlife, the player controlling Heaven and Hell can eventually purchase Love Domes or Omnibulges.
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ID: THREE_NN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)