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Rule "straight up (straight-up)"

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Description: straight up (straight-up)
Message: The adjective \4-\5 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
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: STRAIGHT_UP_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)