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Rule "hand full (handful)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: hand full (handful)
Message: The noun <suggestion>handful</suggestion> is spelled as one word.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/compound-words/#compound-nouns
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It is only a hand full of people.
    Correction suggestion: handful
ID: HAND_FULL_COMPOUND [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)