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Rule "from the get go (get-go)"

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Description: from the get go (get-go)
Message: In this idiom, get-go is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20get-go
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They didn't like me from the getgo.
    Correction suggestion: get-go
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: FROM_THE_GET_GO [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)