When a dictionary shows hyphenation in the headword, it is using typographical conventions about how such a word might be ... match the phonetic division. In the case of "hyphenation," you are probably wrong. The pronunciation is /,haI

Dear all, I have some questions about how words are divided in dictionary entries. It seems to be an arbitrary ... divide words in writing, and if the divisions in the dictionaries are inflexible, i.e. invariable. I would appreciate your replies.

Ugh! That's even worse than the original it uses ... the scope of the construct extends as far as "refuge". I think it does: I recall being taught that one of the roles of an en dash is to carry the force of a hyphen with the power