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Rule "Missing hyphens in compounds"

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Description:	Missing hyphens in compounds
Message:	When a number forms part of an adjectival compound, use hyphens.
Category:	Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Rudolph is a two year old reindeer. Correction suggestion: two-year-old She is an adorable 29 year old cat. Correction suggestion: 29-year-old
Correct sentences for comparison:	Rudolph is two years old. Rudolph is two years old actually It is located one hour's drive from Barcelona.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	MISSING_HYPHEN [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)

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