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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:
  • Injuries are part or the sport.
    Correction suggestion: of
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I am not sure this is all or the most current, but I found it quickly.
  • As soon as we started using E-85 or the 10% mixture the gas mileage dropped about 10%.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: TYPO_OR_OF [3]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)