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Rule "missing hyphen in 'double click' (verb)"

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Description:	missing hyphen in 'double click' (verb)
Message:	This expression is usually spelled with a hyphen.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenating-verbs-modifies-their-meaning
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	He double clicked the button. Correction suggestion: double-clicked Sarah double clicked the button. Correction suggestion: double-clicked She was double clicking the button until it worked. Correction suggestion: double-clicking
Correct sentences for comparison:	I want to detect a double click on the Image. There were too many double clicks. There were double clicks on that link that didn't succeed. Please handle double clicks on the main call-to-action.
Pattern:	Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	DOUBLE_CLICK_HYPHEN [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)

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