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Rule "years-old (years old|year-old)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	years-old (years old\|year-old)
Message:	The correct form is 'year-old'.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	They also administer the coming of age ceremony for 18 years-old boys, called the "sitting on top of the mountain", which involves the boy's entire family going to mountain tops, to sacrifice a ship or cow and to plant three cypress trees. Correction suggestion: year-old
ID:	YEARS_OLD [2]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)

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