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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XII In derivatives of words ending in _-t_, the division follows the accent. _objec-tion_, not _object-ion_, _defec-tion_, not _defect-ion_, but _respec-tively_, not _respect-ively_ and _distinc-tion_, not _distinct-ion_. XIII Never separate _c_ and _g_ from the vowels _e_, _i_, and _y_ upon which their soft sound depends. _re-li-gion_ _ca-pa-ci-ty_ XIV Never separate _q_ from _u_, _qu_ is a single sound. XV Do not divide _nothing_. XVI Do not divide words of four letters. XVII Do not divide words of five or six letters if it can be avoided. Good spacing, however, must be considered of first importance. XVIII In wide measures (20 ems or more) do not divide so as to end or begin a line with a syllable of two letters. Here again, however, good spacing is the first consideration. XIX Do not divide words of two syllables pronounced as one, including past participles of short words. |
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