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Rule "pick up (pickup)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: pick up (pickup)
Message: Did you mean the noun <suggestion>pickup \3</suggestion>?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickup
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She drives a Ford pick up truck.
    Correction suggestion: pickup truck
  • We're trying to see who can come up with the best pick up line.
    Correction suggestion: pickup line
ID: PICK_UP_COMPOUND [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)