Every entry has a word split into syllables, and technically speaking, according to traditional rules of typesetting, you can hyphenate a word at any syllable boundary. For example in the Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, the entry for "dictionary" reads "dic·tio·nary"—so you could hyphenate anywhere there appears a centered dot.
Does the "in" imply multiplication, in which case split in half is correct, or is it division? It sounds like the latter to me, but I've heard it used both ways.
What's the difference between (humanly anatomical) "groin" and "crotch". According to the unbelievably helpful definitions from the OALD 6: crotch: the part of the body where the legs join at the t...
29. dissilire: 'is split,' as we speak of "a splitting headache." A once-common practice, now usually confined to etymological texts, was the use of double quotes only for extracts and dialogue and single quotes in all other cases where quotes were called for.
(3) Does not adversely impact surrounding tracts, and drawing or by recording an approved final plat. Other subdivisions shall be classified as major subdivisions, accomplished by recording an approved subdivi rmal discussion of procedures and requirements. An formal sketch plan may be provided for c Minor Subdivision Procedure (Lot Split).
But then wondered if I should have preferred to split whatever into two words: What ever happened to (some noun from the past)? I came to English.SE to resolve it. I read the (related) questions: Whatever happened to "what ever" and whenever did it happen? Can "whatever" be split into two words? but was unable to glean which was preferred in my ...
As it turns out, there is actually a slender thread of logic behind the split in the NYT treatment of, for example, NATO and Unesco: acronyms. An acronym is a word formed from the first letter (or letters) of each word in a series: NATO from North Atlantic Treaty Organization; radar from ra dio de tection a nd r anging.
