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Rule "doggy-dog (dog-eat-dog)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: doggy-dog (dog-eat-dog)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>dog-eat-dog</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We live in a doggy-dog world.
    Correction suggestion: dog-eat-dog
ID: DOG-EAT-DOG [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)