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Rule "missing hyphen in '2 room apartment'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: missing hyphen in '2 room apartment'
Message: When '\1-\2' is used as a modifier, it is usually spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenated-numbers-and-fractions-numerals
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He lives in a small 2 room apartment.
    Correction suggestion: 2-room
  • The old woman lived in a 3 bedroom house by herself.
    Correction suggestion: 3-bedroom
  • A 2 bath apartment.
    Correction suggestion: 2-bath
ID: ROOM_APARTMENT_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)