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Rule "pick up (pickup)"

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Description: pick up (pickup)
Message: Did you mean the noun pickup \3?
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
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PICK_UP_COMPOUND [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)