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Rule "A couple or (of) them went the other way"

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Description: A couple or (of) them went the other way
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message: Did you mean to write 'of' instead of 'or'?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Below is a list or guidelines on how to handle the different situations.
    Correction suggestion: of
  • Hushi's actions caused a great increase in the number or workers who were associated with different labor organizations.
    Correction suggestion: of
  • Then just count the number or trues by summing the attribute values.
    Correction suggestion: of
  • Number or inhabitants per residential area:
    Correction suggestion: of
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • If you want all then add fields=*all or fields=all, I forget.
  • This information is for our subscribers who are on our mailing list or lists that the publisher purchased that have individuals requesting this information.
  • But there were so few staff or groups that they could not repeat experiments to check results.
  • The presentation of backlit posters is done in display boxes or street furniture components like mega-displays or billboards.
  • It can be also defined as "an irrational belief in the superiority or dominance of one's own group or people".
  • How many hosts are we talking about? Handful or thousands?
  • Or that one's body or actions are being acted on or manipulated by some outside force (delusions of control).
  • A biological neural network is composed of a group or groups of chemically connected or functionally associated neurons.
  • The game will take an entirely different structure depending on whether Black gives up the bishop pair or tries to keep it.
  • In 1946, he wrote "No AA group or members should ever, in such a way as to implicate AA, express any opinion on outside controversial issues -- particularly those of politics, alcohol reform or sectarian religion.
  • Can anyone from the Atlassian team or vendors who integrated their hooks to the Bitbucket online editor confirm if it is a missing a feature or if I'm missing on something?
  • Behavioral traces are pieces of evidence that indicate behavior occurred, but the actor is not present (e.g., litter in a parking lot or readings on an electric meter).
  • Mekda (female, rockshaper, deceased) - Part of an ancient group of elves (second generation or thereabouts), she was captured by trolls and used for her rockshaping skills, with dismemberment serving as punishment for disobedience.
  • One of the interesting things about the new requirement is that any Z wave plus device (fifth generation or series 500, it's all the same thing) could have its firmware updated to use the S2 framework.
  • The Panhard bar is a simple device, consisting of a rigid bar running sideways in the same plane as the axle, connecting one end of the axle to the car body or chassis on the opposite side of the vehicle.
  • ...t dancers as the 1's (the active couple or actives); the other couple are 2's (or ...
  • Often an arranger will divide each violin section in half or thirds to achieve a denser texture.
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ID: TYPO_OR_OF [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)