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Rule "hand cuff (handcuff)"

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Description: hand cuff (handcuff)
Message: This word is normally spelled as one.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handcuff
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The prisoner had to wear hand cuffs.
    Correction suggestion: handcuffs
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HAND_CUFF_COMPOUND [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)