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

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Description: doggy-dog (dog-eat-dog)
Message: Did you mean dog-eat-dog?
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
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DOG-EAT-DOG [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)