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Rule "compound verb 'dead lift'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: compound verb 'dead lift'
Message: The verb <suggestion>dead\2</suggestion> is spelled as one word.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/compound-words/#compound-verbs
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He dead lifted 200 KG.
    Correction suggestion: deadlifted
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.
ID: DEAD_LIFT_COMPOUND [7]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-30 22:33:07 +0100)