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Rule "where/when"

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Description: where/when
Message: It might be better to use '\1' with the time-relative pronoun 'when'. (Alternatively, use 'in/on which'.)
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It happened in the past where people weren't using mobile phones.
    Correction suggestion: when
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The anime Ghost in the Shell is set in the future where cyberization of humanity happens in cyberspace.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WHEN_WHERE [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)