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Rule "missing hyphen in 'day trade'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'day trade'
Message: The verb \1-\2 is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenating-verbs-modifies-their-meaning
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He day traded and made a lot of money.
    Correction suggestion: day-traded
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Haslam compared the LME's trading turnover averaging $8 billion a day with the around $1.5 billion a day traded online by U.S. energy giant Enron Corp.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DAY_TRADE_HYPHEN [7]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-07 22:33:07 +0200)