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Divide “on the vowel:”   edi-ble (not ed-ible); propo-sition; ordi-nary; espe-cial; reli-gious; oppo-nents; regu-lar; classi-fi-ca-tion (three divisions allowable); deco-rative; presi-dent;   (c) Divide between double letters, unless they come at the end of the simple form of the word:   Apen-nines; Cincin-nati; refer-ring; but tell-ing.   (d) Do not divide before final -ed if the e is silent:   treat-ed (but not roam-ed or nam-ed).
The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
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