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Rule "missing hyphen in 'easy going'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'easy going'
Message: The adjective \3-\4 is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He is an easy going person.
    Correction suggestion: easy-going
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: EASY_GOING_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-21 11:28:37 +0200)