Splitting single words into two words which, together, make sense

Thorpe, Susan

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SPLITTING WORDS      SUSAN THORPE Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England   thorpeds@hotmail.com       SPLITTING SINGLE WORDS INTO 2 WORDS WHICH, TOGETHER, MAKE SENSE  ALLOWED = ALL OWED              ALLSORTS (sweets) = ALL SORTS     ARMED = ARM ED               BAGPIPES = BAG PIPES (icing) BANKING = BAN KING               BANJO = BAN JO                        BARED = BAR ED             BARGAINS = BAR (pub) GAINS     BARKING = BAR KING          BARRAGE = BAR (pub) RAGE  BATON = BAT ON (cricket)             BLUEBELL = BLUE BELL BLUECAP =      BLUE CAP BRADFORD = BRAD FORD (name)  BUCKLED = BUCK LED     (a year old salmon)   BULLDOZES = BULL DOZES       BULLRUSHES = BULL RUSHES     CADDIES = CAD DIES             CANADA = CAN ADA?   CANAL = CAN AL?        CAPON = CAP ON              CAPSTAN = CAP STAN              CARPET = CAR PET                  CARROT = CAR ROT                     CASTLES = CAST LES              CHICKEN = CHIC KEN CHINSTRAP (penguin) =  CHIN STRAP (on a bonnet)   CONTOURS = CON TOURS COUNTED = COUNT (title) ED  COWSLIPS (flowers) = COW SLIPS    CRACKPOT = CRACK POT     CROSSWORD = CROSS WORD   CURTAILS = CURT AILS                                                                                                                                                            DADDIES = DAD DIES         DAMAGES = DAM AGES (flood   DECORATED = DECO (Art)                                                                                                         / imminent!)                                    RATED DETERMINE = DETER MINE   DOCTORATE = DOCTOR ATE       DONATE = DON ATE DRAWBRIDGE = DRAW BRIDGE (sketch it)        ENABLED = ENA BLED              EVEREST = EVE, REST!        EVESHAM = EVE’S HAM  FANCY = FAN CY (he’s hot)          FATAL = FAT AL                  FATED = FAT ED                 FLAGON = FLAG ON              FORMAL = FOR MAL         FORTY = FOR TY      FORWARD = FOR WARD                     GOOGLE = GO OGLE GOTHAM = GOT HAM  GRACELANDS = GRACE         GREENHAM = GREEN HAM                                                                                       LANDS (in plane)              (Common)  HATRED = HAT RED HEADLINE = HEAD LINE (scar)  HEBREWS = HE BREWS              HOSTAGES = HOST AGES              IMPLIED = IMP LIED IMPLORE = IMP LORE  INSET = IN SET (tea)                   INSIDE = IN SIDE (football team) INSIGHT = IN SIGHT  INTERNAL = INTERN AL  JILTED = JILT ED JOINED = JOIN ED   KICKSHAW= KICK SHAW (ouch!) KILLJOY = KILL JOY  KINDLES = KIND LES                                               LADDIES = LAD DIES             LATERALLY = LATE RALLY  LEVITATE = LEVI TATE  LISTLESS = LIST LESS                                                                                                               (a name)                                                                 MALEDICTION=MALE DICTION  MANAGES = MAN AGES  MANDRILLS = MAN DRILLS         MANSELLS (Mansell is a   MULTIPLY = MULTI PLY  MUMBLED = MUM BLED                                                                                 surname) = MAN SELLS                                         (knitting wool)  NODES = NO DES                NOTABLE = NOT ABLE                       NOTICE = NOT ICE NOVICE = NO VICE  NUMBSKULL = NUMB SKULL (can’t feel head)                                                                            ONLINE = ON LINE (in tennis) OVERALL = OVER ALL           OVERRATE = OVER RATE                                                                                                                                                                 (in cricket) PHILIPPINES = PHILIP PINES       PINUS = PIN US         PRIMROSE = PRIM ROSE                   PROPERTIES = PROPER TIES      PUPPET = PUP PET             RATIONAL = RATION AL            ROBED = ROB ED                 RUSSIAN = RUSS IAN                                                                                                                                                    (an introduction) SEESAW = SEE SAW (cutting tool)  SIXTIES = SIX TIES      SPARROW = SPAR ROW                                                                                                                                                          (boxing) STARSKY = STAR SKY           STARTED = STAR TED      STARTLES = START LES                  STOPPARD = STOP PARD            SUNDAY = SUN DAY       SUNDERLAND =   SUPPORT = SUP PORT                                                                                                     SUNDER LAND                                                                                                                                                                                                       TAPED = TAP ED                   TAXED = TAX ED                 TEDDIES = TED DIES TENANTS = TEN ANTS            TENSING = TEN SING                TODDLED = TODD LED TOKEN = TO KEN TOSSPOT = TOSS POT  TRICKLES = TRICK LES TURNOVER (money) = TURN OVER (in bed)  UNDERMINE = UNDER MINE    UPPERCRUST (posh) = UPPER CRUST (of a pie)  WAITED = WAIT ED                  WAITROSE = WAIT ROSE   WALLACE = WALL ACE WILLED = WILL ED?    WRYBILL (a bird) = WRY BILL                                   (squash player)                                                IN SOME CASES, THE 3 WORDS TOGETHER MAKE SENSE  BRANDISH = BRAN DISH        CARMINE = CAR MINE                   CUTLASS = CUT LASS  FORTUNE = FOR TUNE (buyer paid well)                                                                                                                  SOME SINGLE WORDS WILL SPLIT INTO 3 WORDS WHICH TOGETHER MAKE SENSE  NIGHTINGALE = NIGHT IN GALE          CONSTABLES = CON, STAB LES     BILLICAN = BILL, I CAN     PERMITTED = PERM IT TED      PALINDROME = PAL IN DROME      SEVERAL WORDS COMBINE INTO A SINGLE WORD, THE 3 / 4 WORDS TOGETHER        MAKING SENSE 3 words KIND LES = KINDLES     LEW IS = LEWIS     SEE KING = SEEKING     WAS TED = WASTED? 4 words HAL, I FAX = HALIFAX   

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