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Rule "straight up (straight-up)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: straight up (straight-up)
Message: The adjective <suggestion>\4-\5</suggestion> is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I'm a straight up gentleman.
    Correction suggestion: straight-up
ID: STRAIGHT_UP_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)