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Rule "missing hyphen in 'drive-through'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'drive-through'
Message: The adjective \1-\2 is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-nouns-with-and-without-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We got our food from a drive through supermarket.
    Correction suggestion: drive-through
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Let's drive through zoos and discover wild animals!
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DRIVE_THROUGH_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)