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Rule "stale mate (stalemate)"

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Description: stale mate (stalemate)
Message: The noun \1\2 is spelled as one word.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The game ended in a stale mate.
    Correction suggestion: stalemate
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: MATE_COMPOUNDS [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-10 22:33:07 +0200)