Pain only a supernerd can feel.
People! People! For the love of all that's decent, stop it with the hyphens between adverb-adjective pairs! If an adverb is modifying an adjective, it does not need a hyphen. No, it doesn't.
No, really.
No!
Did you hear me? NO!!!!!!!
Okay, well, yes, there's that whole issue with "well" and a few other weirdo adverbs, but in general, no hyphen. It's a "recently renovated space," not a "recently-renovated" one. A "brightly lit room," not a "brightly-lit" one. Seriously, people. Look it up. Don't fight me on this. Because I am right. Really.
No, really.
EDIT: This is not directed at any of all y'all; it's directed at the supposedly professional (NOT supposedly-professional) writers whose copy I am editing with an increasing amount of tooth-gnashing.
No, really.
No!
Did you hear me? NO!!!!!!!
Okay, well, yes, there's that whole issue with "well" and a few other weirdo adverbs, but in general, no hyphen. It's a "recently renovated space," not a "recently-renovated" one. A "brightly lit room," not a "brightly-lit" one. Seriously, people. Look it up. Don't fight me on this. Because I am right. Really.
No, really.
EDIT: This is not directed at any of all y'all; it's directed at the supposedly professional (NOT supposedly-professional) writers whose copy I am editing with an increasing amount of tooth-gnashing.