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Rule "I'm working full(-)time"

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Description: I'm working full(-)time
Message: "\1 time" is usually hyphenated in this context.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I'm working full time.
    Correction suggestion: full-time
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Full time zone support.
  • Part human, part Time Lord.
  • He needs the full time to finish.
  • Since Helen can't devote full time to this project, Chris has hired a contractor, Cecil Stradford, to do the coding.
  • Full Time.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: FULL_TIME [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-21 11:28:37 +0200)