This term has been a constant source of confusion for me! Here's the solution:
decision-maker (noun) — She is the key decision-maker in the organization.
decision making (verb) — She doesn't shirk from decision making.
decision-making (adjective) — She has explained the decision-making process to the staff.
Source: http://www.cmu.edu/styleguide/punctuation.html (Excellent!)
Yes. That's right. Good to see a fresh post on this site. Though this time I was late in realising there was a new post; had almost despaired; but then as the wise have said, to despair is to falsify life! :) Also, the link you have provided is a good site.
ReplyDeleteJust wished to add something from the theoretical/linguistic angle. These days, in writings that is not formal, and some that is even formal, hyphenation in the adjectival (or any other modifier) position is going away in a big way. And in the wake of increasing instances, one will soon not even be able to say it is wrong. Coz grammar is but a mapping of the language and lanugage 'is' the way it is used. And the one rule that seems to be absolutely sacrosanct still, even now, is that ONE MUST HYPHENATE IN CASE OF POSSIBLE AMBIGUITY. Others are all being played around with.
Looking forward to the sharing of the next anguish...