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Rule "Collocation: we call/you would call"

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Description: Collocation: we call/you would call
Message: This expression sounds awkward. Did you mean \2 \3 you would call?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I'm not what we call perfectly bilingual.
    Correction suggestion: not what you would call
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WHAT_WE_CALL_2 [162]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)