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Rule "Collocation: yell on/at"

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Description: Collocation: yell on/at
Message: The usual preposition for "yell" is "at".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Lily yelled on him.
    Correction suggestion: yelled at him
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: YELL_ON_AT [71]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-17 22:33:07 +0200)