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Rule "hyphen in 'first person shooter'"

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Description: hyphen in 'first person shooter'
Message: When '\1-\2' is used as a modifier, it is usually spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He was playing a first person shooter.
    Correction suggestion: first-person
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: FIRST_PERSON_SHOOTER [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)