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Rule "life long"

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Description: life long
Message: The adjective lifelong is spelled as one word.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelong
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They had a life long relationship.
    Correction suggestion: lifelong
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • While scholars of Kant's life long accepted the claim, there is no evidence that Kant's paternal line was Scottish.
  • In all, the positive view of Soviet life long presented to the public by the official media was rapidly fading.
  • She was a part of my life long ago.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: LONG_COMPOUNDS [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)