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foodbornechildlikeworldwideExceptionsmosquito-bornebell-likeChicago-wideComparative constructions beginning with such terms as more/most, less/ least, andbetter/best should be hyphenated only when there may be confusion about whether thecomparative term is modifying the adjective that follows within the compound or the nounafter the compound.Modifying adjectivecolleges produce more-skilledworkersModifying nounwe hired more skilledfor the workers holidaysConstructions that consist of an adverb ending in -ly followed by an adjective are notcompounds and should not be hyphenated in any context.Before nounhighly developed specieswidely disseminated literatureAfter nounthe species was highly developedliterature has been widely disseminated20.3.2 Compounds Used as Both Nouns and AdjectivesSome compounds are primarily nouns but can also function as adjectives when they precedeand modify another noun. (Unlike the examples in 20.3.1, these compounds are rarely used asadjectives after a noun, and then only with a verb such as was or are, as in the third examplebelow.) In most cases, hyphenate such a compound when it precedes a noun that it modifies;otherwise leave it open.Adjective before nounthe decision-making processa continuing-education coursea middle-class neighborhoodNoun, or adjective after noundecision making became her specialtya program of continuing educationher neighborhood was middle classThere are a few exceptions:www.itpub.net