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Rule "missing hyphen in 'off key'"

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Description:	missing hyphen in 'off key'
Message:	The adjective or adverb \1-\2 (= out of tune) is spelled with a hyphen
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Once every candle burned brightly, an off key chorus began to sing a song. Correction suggestion: off-key He sang off key. Correction suggestion: off-key
Correct sentences for comparison:	Now they must sell off key assets to stay afloat. In 2008, Intel spun off key assets of a solar startup business effort to form an independent company. The battery light and oil light normally stays on constantly with engine off key on.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	OFF_KEY_HYPHEN [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-04 22:33:07 +0200)

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