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Rule "hand full (handful)"

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Description: hand full (handful)
Message: The noun handful 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
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HAND_FULL_COMPOUND [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)