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Rule "dog-eat-dog"

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Description: dog-eat-dog
Message: The adjective phrase \1-\2-\3 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?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DOG_EAT_DOG_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)