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Rule "Missing hyphens in compounds"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	Missing hyphens in compounds
Message:	Did you mean the adjective <suggestion>\1-hand</suggestion>?
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.
ID:	MISSING_HYPHEN [13]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)

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