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Rule "missing hyphen in adjectives with 'non/anti'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	missing hyphen in adjectives with 'non/anti'
Message:	This expression is usually spelled with a hyphen.
Category:	Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/nationalities/#hyphenation-of-national-identities
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	He is non American Correction suggestion: non-American This is non alcoholic traditional drink. Correction suggestion: non-alcoholic Maybe you used non standard commands? Correction suggestion: non-standard Roy almost brought the US to its knees in the early 1950s in an orgy of anti communist rights. Correction suggestion: anti-communist Non religious people comprised the 32.0% of the population Correction suggestion: Non-religious
Correct sentences for comparison:	Non compos mentis (Latin) is a legal term. When I time them myself using a non new relic source. Non Khun District. Non nobis solum. Non occides. Anti Up
ID:	NON_ANTI_JJ [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)

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