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Hyphenation for “personal”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “personal”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "personal" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “personal” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „personal“ ⟶ „per-son-al“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "personal"

personal >> /ˈpərs(ə)n(ə)l/

Definition: [noun] An advertisement or message in the personal column of a newspaper; personal ad.
Example: They found each other through a personals advertisement Ehud placed in an Indian newspaper.

Definition: [adjective] Of, affecting, or belonging to a particular person rather than to anyone else.
Example: her personal fortune was recently estimated at $37 million

Synonyms of "personal"

distinctive | characteristic | unique | individual | one's own | particular | private | peculiar | exclusive | idiosyncratic | individualized | personalized |

Definition: [adjective] Of or concerning one's private life, relationships, and emotions rather than matters connected with one's public or professional career.
Example: the book describes his acting career and gives little information about his personal life

Synonyms of "personal"

private | confidential | one's own business | intimate | secret |

Definition: [adjective] Relating to a person's body.
Example: personal hygiene

Definition: [adjective] Of or denoting one of the three persons.
Example: Yes, that's why I used the personal pronoun - stating a personal opinion.

Definition: [adjective] Existing as a self-aware entity, not as an abstraction or an impersonal force.
Example: he rejected the notion of a personal God