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Rule "dog-eat-dog"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: dog-eat-dog
Message: The adjective phrase <suggestion>\1-\2-\3</suggestion> is spelled with a hyphen when it modifies a noun.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenated-phrases-with-more-than-one-hyphen
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We live in a dog eat dog society.
    Correction suggestion: dog-eat-dog
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Why won't my dog eat dog food?
ID: DOG_EAT_DOG_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)