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Rule "missing hyphen in 'do it yourself'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'do it yourself'
Message: It appears that hyphens are missing.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenated-phrases-with-more-than-one-hyphen
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I read the do it yourself.
    Correction suggestion: do-it-yourself
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • You wanted to do it yourself.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DO_IT_YOURSELF_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-29 22:33:07 +0200)