Grammar fix
reliable source
trustworthy origin
A person, place, or thing that gives information you can trust because it is accurate and honest.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
If you want to check the facts, make sure you use a reliable source.
In my opinion, it is important to get information from a reliable source, especially when researching for academic purposes.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I read it from a reliable source.
Say: I read it in a reliable source. / I got it from a reliable source.
You read something IN a source, or get it FROM one.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Reliable source' is the natural phrase; 'source of unimpeachable veracity' is absurd.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
reliable + source
- a reliable source
- trusted source
- according to
- credible source