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Rule "missing hyphens in 'know it all'"

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Description: missing hyphens in 'know it all'
Message: The noun or adjective \3-\4-\5 is spelled with hyphens.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenated-phrases-with-more-than-one-hyphen
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • No one likes a know it all.
    Correction suggestion: know-it-all
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: KNOW_IT_ALL_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)