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Rule "wrongly split words with hyphen"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: wrongly split words with hyphen
Message: This word seems to contain an unnecessary hyphen.
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The seco- ndary school.
    Correction suggestion: secondary
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This -and not this- is the thing.
  • However in nature DNA can form three structures, A-, B- and Z-DNA.
  • That's why a C- is still acceptable.
  • An A- why no A+? You're an embarassment!
ID: EN_SPLIT_WORDS_HYPHEN [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)