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Rule "setup (set up)"

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Description: setup (set up)
Message: The verb 'set up' is spelled as two words. The noun 'setup' is spelled as one.
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20up
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She can setup the tent in thirty seconds.
    Correction suggestion: set up
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • She can set up the tent very quickly.
  • The setup is working.
  • Would setup really be necessary?
  • Couldn't setup solve all our problems?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SETUP_VERB [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)