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Should flag "throughout" used instead of "through" or "over".
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Description
In a YouTube video I heard this mistake, which I've been hearing in the last few years I think from millennial and younger native English speakers:
> Uh, it says, uh, 192 wheelpower, 182 torque. I think some of those ponies have escaped throughout the years.
I asked an AI to put into words what my intuition is telling me is wrong:
> The issue: Using "throughout" implies an action happening continuously in every part of a time period or space. In this context, "over the years" or "through the years" is standard to denote duration or the passing of time.
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Research direction
No source file or test is named in the report. Start by reproducing the “escaped throughout the years” example and locating the existing grammar-rule entry point for phrase-level usage; done means the intended alternatives are accepted and this use of “throughout” is flagged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100