(a) The division must be at the end of a syllable. The syllable according to etymological derivation, and the syllable according to pronunciation, are not always the same. In case of conflict the pronunciation is to be the guide.
(b) The part in the next line should, if possible, begin with a consonant. An examination of a number of words will show that this is only another way of saying that we should be guided by pronunciation.
(c) Double letters are divided; as "at-tract," "profes-sion," "dif-ficulty."
The following examples are given consecutively from a book taken at random. This seems the best way of illustrating the rule:
Con-fidently; investi-gated; some-thing; institu-tion; diffi-culty; at-tractions; exclu-sively; kins-man; self-organized; en-tangled; col-lective; intermis-sion; ma-terials; chan-cellor; col-lege; indus-trious; sub-ject; his-tory; con-dition; Low-landers; or-ganization; re-cognized; in-famous.
Some selected examples may be also given:
Resem-blance; hum-ble; se-cond; trans-lator; justifi-able; east-ern; endea-vour.