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Rule "A word contains an underscore"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	A word contains an underscore
Message:	An underscore (_) within a word is atypical (except in technical contexts, nicknames, etc.). Make sure that the word '\1\2\3' is correct.
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Tags:	[picky]
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	This test_case is not satisfactory. Correction suggestion: test case, test-case This test is for_semi-colons. Correction suggestion: for semi-colons, for-semi-colons
Correct sentences for comparison:	This test-case is satisfactory. Write your name here: ______________________ Language Tests______________________ 37 Some More Language Tests _ Appendix B Do only _this_ test. Check out the attached file country_codes.csv before… But these_ unlike other tests... Refer to _TESTS' on page 33. Status "payment_failed" my_variable = x Does it make sense to add `suppress_misspelled`? Public_html is a directory on computers running Apache web servers that stores all HTML files.
ID:	WORD_CONTAINS_UNDERSCORE [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-03 22:33:08 +0100)

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