Division of Words - Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation by Frederick William Hamilton
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_frus-trate_
V A single consonant between two vowels should be joined to the first vowel, if it is short; if the first vowel is long the consonant goes with the second. _riv-er_ _ri-val_ VI Diphthongs should not be divided. _peo-ple_ _Cae-sar_ VII Words compounded with a prefix should preferably be divided on the prefix. _dis-avow_ _in-herit_ _un-concern_ VIII The terminations _-able_, _-ible_, _-tion_, _-cial_, _-tive_, and _-ive_ should go over to the next line. _read-able_ _convert-ible_ _inten-tion_ _discuss-ion_ The termination _-sion_ ordinarily goes over as in |
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