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Rule "left over → leftover"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: left over → leftover
Message: The noun <suggestion>leftover</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:
  • He ate the left over bread.
    Correction suggestion: leftover
ID: LEFT_OVER_COMPOUND [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)