[分享] Word Division (Syllabication)

[fizeau (there I'll be)]

資料來源：Prentice Hall Handbook for Writers (Ch.45)

When only part of a word will fit at the end of a line, divide the word between
syllables and use a hyphen to indicate the break. Always place the hyphen at the
end of the line after the first part of a divided word, not at the beginning of
the next line on which you complete the word.

When you are in doubt about the syllabication of a word, consult a good dic-
tionary. Desk dictionaries normally use dots to divide words between syllables:
bank‧rupt, col‧lec‧tive, ma‧lig‧nant, punc‧ture. Note that not every syl-
lable marks an appropriate point at which to divide a word at the end of a line.
If a word cannot be correctly divided between syllables, move the entire word to
the beginning of the next line.

a. Do not divide words pronounced as one syllable.
WRONG        thr-ee    cl-own    yearn-ed     scream-ed
REVISED      three     clown     yearned      screamed

b. Do not divide a word so that a single letter stands alone on a line.
WRONG        wear-y    e-rupt    a-way        o-val
REVISED      weary     erupt     away         oval

c.When dividing a compound word that already contains a hyphen, make the break
only where the hyphen occurs.
AWKWARD      pre-Dar-winian    well-in-formed    Pan-Amer-ican
REVISED      pre-Darwinian     well-informed     Pan-American

d. Divide compound words only between the parts.
When possible, divide words with suffixes or prefixes between the parts.
COMPOUND WORDS     snowmobiles(snow-mobiles)     headache(head-ache)
PREFIXES           misinterpret(mis-interpret)   disengage(dis-engage)
SUFFIXES           resentment(resent-ment)       joblessness(jobless-ness)

e. Do not divide figures, abbreviations, or contractions.
WRONG        36,-000   YW-CA   NA-TO   were-n't   did-n't
REVISED      36.000    YWCA    NATO    weren't    didn't            

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