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Rule "kick start (kick-start)"

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Description: kick start (kick-start)
Message: The word \1-\2 is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-nouns-with-and-without-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They need to kick start the economy.
    Correction suggestion: kick-start
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: KICK_START_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-04 22:33:07 +0200)