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Rule "missing hyphen in 'wake up call'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'wake up call'
Message: The adjective \1-\2 is spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-nouns-with-and-without-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • His normal wake up time is at 7:30 am.
    Correction suggestion: wake-up
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: WAKE_UP_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-10 22:33:07 +0200)