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Rule "missing hyphen in 'go to'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'go to'
Message: It appears that a hyphen is missing (\2-\3 is a compound adjective).
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He is your go to person.
    Correction suggestion: go-to
  • She's Tom's go to person.
    Correction suggestion: go-to
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Let's go to the party.
  • I'll make her go to the party.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: GO_TO_HYPHEN [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)