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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-speaking</suggestion>?
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This is all about English speaking people.
    Correction suggestion: English-speaking
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This is all about English-speaking people.
  • When you hear the English speaking French, you have to laugh.
  • There is an old joke about the English speaking loudly to foreigners.
  • When I hear an Italian speaking, I remember the wonderful holidays in Italy.
  • We're lost! If those people are Italian speaking, ask them for directions.
  • We're lost again! Aren't they english speaking people from our hotel? Ask them for directions.
ID: MISSING_HYPHEN [14]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)