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Rule "tail gate (tailgate)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: tail gate (tailgate)
Message: This word is normally spelled as one.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailgate
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They started tail gating at 10 o'clock.
    Correction suggestion: tailgating
ID: TAIL_GATE_COMPOUND [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)