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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 a hyphen.
Category:	Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	France has a 35 hour working week. Correction suggestion: 35-hour He won the 100 metre sprint. Correction suggestion: 100-metre Lara handed me a 15 foot pole. Correction suggestion: 15-foot An eighteen inch monitor is too big for my desk. Correction suggestion: eighteen-inch Tom's one hour workout was very intense. Correction suggestion: one-hour He filed a protest (Below) against AEP/CSW's 3 year update request. Correction suggestion: 3-year
Correct sentences for comparison:	There's only one week till Easter Sunday. There's only one day left. I visited my country one week ago.
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ID:	MISSING_HYPHEN [5]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)

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