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Rule "one handed (one-handed)"

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Description:	one handed (one-handed)
Message:	The adjective or adverb \1-\2 is spelled with a hyphen.
Category:	Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link:	https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-handed
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	She caught the ball one handed. Correction suggestion: one-handed
Correct sentences for comparison:	No one handed them anything. One handed me a basket and said "My child shop with care. All the employees but one handed in their notices.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	ONE_HANDED_HYPHEN [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-11 16:45:48 +0000)

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