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Rule "Compound adjective: cut and paste"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Compound adjective: cut and paste
Message: '\1 \2 \3' seems to be a compound adjective before a noun. Use a hyphen: <suggestion>\1-\2-\3</suggestion>.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • … because of a cut and paste error.
    Correction suggestion: cut-and-paste
ID: CA_CUT_AND_PASTE [7]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-03 22:33:10 +0100)