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Rule "How (What) is he like?"

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Description: How (What) is he like?
Message: Did you mean What?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/grammatik/britisch-grammatik/how-is-or-what-is-like
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • How is it like to live in New York?
    Correction suggestion: What
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WHAT_HOW [2]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)