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Rule "missing hyphen in '30 carat gold'"

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Description: missing hyphen in '30 carat gold'
Message: A hyphen is missing if you mean the unit of fineness (gold, diamonds).
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenated-numbers-and-fractions-numerals
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She was wearing an 18 karat gold bracelet.
    Correction suggestion: 18-karat
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CARAT_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)