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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: 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.
ID: MISSING_HYPHEN [5]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)