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Rule "pre 2010 (pre-2010)"

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Description: pre 2010 (pre-2010)
Message: The adjective \1-\2 (= before the year \2) is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-nouns-with-and-without-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • And by the way, the pre 1995 smog inspection checklist has a LOT more things on it.
    Correction suggestion: pre-1995
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PRE_YEAR_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-03 22:33:08 +0200)