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Rule "the hot-dog (hot dog)"

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Description: the hot-dog (hot dog)
Message: The word "\2" spelled with a hyphen is a verb. Did you mean the noun \3?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He was eating a delicious hot-dog.
    Correction suggestion: hot dog
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

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