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Rule "before hand (beforehand)"

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Description: before hand (beforehand)
Message: This adverb or adjective is spelled as one word.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beforehand
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He did it before hand.
    Correction suggestion: beforehand
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HAND_COMPOUNDS [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-29 22:33:07 +0200)