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        Rule "Compound adjective: down and out"
This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.
| Description: | Compound adjective: down and out | 
| Message: | '\1 \2 \3' seems to be a compound adjective before a noun. Use a hyphen: <suggestion>\1-\2-\3</suggestion>. | 
| Category: | Grammar | 
| Link: | https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens | 
| Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:  | 
                    
                        
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| ID: | CA_DOWN_AND_OUT [10] | 
| Version: | 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-03 22:33:08 +0100) |