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Rule "Wrong phrase: 'yesterday night' (last night)"

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Description: Wrong phrase: 'yesterday night' (last night)
Message: This is a non-standard collocation. Normally, last night is used.
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I was there yesterday night.
    Correction suggestion: last night
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: YESTERDAY_NIGHT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)