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Rule "Missing hyphens in '5 year old'"

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Description: Missing hyphens in '5 year old'
Message: In this expression, '\1-\2' is used as a modifier. It is therefore usually hyphenated.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenated-numbers-and-fractions-numerals
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • All 5-year olds were preparing for pre-school.
    Correction suggestion: 5-year-olds
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: YEAR_OLD_HYPHEN [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)