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Rule "stand up comedian (stand-up)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: stand up comedian (stand-up)
Message: The noun or adjective <suggestion>\1-\2</suggestion> is normally spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-nouns-with-and-without-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He is a stand up comedian.
    Correction suggestion: stand-up
ID: STAND_UP_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)