Anonymous  +  885777 Fri, 04 Sep 09 02:19 AM Hello,   I have a small question to ask: When an adverb describes an adjective, should I place a hyphen in between them? The ones I'm confused about are: well made OR well-made freshly baked OR freshly-baked firmly built OR firmly-built newly made OR newly-made   Thank you! Anonymous Adverbs, Punctuation, Hyphenation, Adjectives

	Grammar Geek  +  885808 Fri, 04 Sep 09 02:42 AM There is a weird style rule about this.  Don't use a hyphen with -ly ending adverbs. Do use it with "well." So only "well-made" would have the hyphen.  (I incorrectly posted about that a few years ago. If you find my old post saying don't hyphenate something like "well-made" realize it was an error and go with this post instead.) Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Adverbs, Punctuation, Hyphenation, Adjectives, Mistakes, Styles