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Rule "warm up (warm-up)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: warm up (warm-up)
Message: When '\3-\4' is used as a noun or modifier, it needs to be hyphenated.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The take over happened immediately.
    Correction suggestion: take-over
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • When I wave a hand over it, the deadbolt unlocks and the entry light comes on.
  • Sami held his hand over Layla's mouth.
  • Hey, could you give me a hand over here, please?
  • Together, the two companies will gain a hold over 80 percent of Spain's power market with a combined market capitalization of the equivalent to $32 billion.
  • We provide you with a Voice Over IP connection(VOIP), where the offsite development team is just a 4 digit extension away.
  • He is having a hold over you.
  • He put his hand over me.
  • He's having a hold over you.
  • She had to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing.
ID: VERB_NOUN_CONFUSION [9]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)