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    Word Division: From The Collins Gem Dictionary of Spelling and Word Division

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    The document discusses rules for splitting words at the end of a line when writing. The main rule is to split words so that the first part is recognizable and the pronunciation is not changed or confused. Specific guidelines are provided, such as splitting between syllables, after prefixes or before suffixes, and considering pronunciation. Exceptions include not splitting between letter combinations that make one sound, or in a way that leaves only two letters at the start or end of a line. Consulting a dictionary is recommended when unsure about splitting a particular word.

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    The document discusses rules for splitting words at the end of a line when writing. The main rule is to split words so that the first part is recognizable and the pronunciation is not changed or confused. Specific guidelines are provided, such as splitting between syllables, after prefixes or before suffixes, and considering pronunciation. Exceptions include not splitting between letter combinations that make one sound, or in a way that leaves only two letters at the start or end of a line. Consulting a dictionary is recommended when unsure about splitting a particular word.

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    Word division
    From the Collins Gem Dictionary of Spelling and Word Division

    The purpose of the written word is to communicate, and written matter should be
    easy to read. However, the splitting of words at the end of a line can impede the
    flow.

    The main rule in English word division is, that the pronunciation of the first part of
    the word be recognisable before the eye reaches the second part in the succeeding
    line. Thus, the word coincidence must be split co-inci-dence to ensure that it is not
    confused with coin-age. All other considerations are secondary to this rule.

    ♦ In general, words are spilt into syllables, e.g. com-bine, walk-ing, vis-u-al-
    is-ation, etc. In compound words it is suitable to split the words, e.g. life-
    time, etc.
    ♦ Etymology should also be taken into consideration, e.g. geri-atrics.
    ♦ It is suitable to divide a word after a prefix, e.g. anti-bacterial, not an-
    tibacterial, or before a suffix, e.g. count-able.
    ♦ Pronunciation should also be considered, hence, photo-graph, but pho-
    togra-pher, and not photo-grapher.
    ♦ Never split an English word between two letters that form one sound, i.e. –
    ea-, -th-, -sh-, etc. Hence read-able not re-adable, worth-less not wort-
    hless, wash-ing, not was-hing.
    ♦ Never split a word so that the second part is unpronounceable, e.g. not
    probab-le but prob-able.
    ♦ A split which gives only two letters at the beginning of the second line
    is never permissible, and one which gives only two letters at the end of
    the first line is undesirable. (Exceptions are prefixes, such as re-, di-,
    etc.)
    ♦ Never split a word such that the last line of a paragraph consists only of
    the second part of the word.
    ♦ Some words cannot be split, for example, sources. Sour-ces misleads the
    reader into thinking the word has to do with sour. Other words simply
    cannot be pronounced if split: brou-ght, thoug-ht etc.

    Many programs have built-in word division functions. It is most important that you
    use English word division rules for English text. If you divide English words
    according to Swedish rules the result will be at best comical, and at worst
    unreadable.

    A number of dictionaries are available, either as purely spelling and word division
    dictionaries, or normal English dictionaries, in which word division is indicated in
    each entry. Consult these if in doubt.

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