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Rule "Missing hyphens in compounds"

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Description:	Missing hyphens in compounds
Message:	Did you mean the adjective \1-hand?
Category:	Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	He is her right hand man. Correction suggestion: right-hand You'll see the bank on the left hand side of the hospital. Correction suggestion: left-hand
Correct sentences for comparison:	His left hand felt numb. He talked to them with his left hand holding a gun. She moved her right hand away from his. I hurt my right hand yesterday.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	MISSING_HYPHEN [13]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-30 22:33:07 +0200)

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