"Split in half" vs. "split in two" — which one is correct?

Does the "in" imply multiplication, in which case split in half is correct, or is it division? It sounds like the latter to me, but I''ve heard it used both ways.

2025 Jun 15

"Split in" vs "split into"

In the sentence I have a bibliography page which I''d like to split in/into sections which would you rather use: split in or split into? Why?

2024 Apr 23

negation

The sentence with not between to and the verb (do in this case) is a special case of the split infinitive construction. According to CGEL, 2.3 Secondary verb negation, p. 803, these two

2024 Feb 23

What are the rules for splitting words at the end of a line?

Every entry has a word split into syllables, and technically speaking, according to traditional rules of typesetting, you can hyphenate a word at any syllable boundary. For example in the

2024 Feb 02

Are split infinitives grammatically incorrect, or are they valid

Split infinitives involve the to-infinitive specifically. The "to" not a "preposition"; it is a infinitive marker. Lastly, I found your arguments about "wanna" & "gonna" unconvincing and irrelevant

2024 Apr 04

"The splits" vs "a split"

The problem with this is that unlike the runs or scissors or the heebie-jeebies or any other example I can think of, The Splits has multiple forms of use that necessitate a

2024 Jul 12

verbs

The past tense, and past participle of "split" is "split". I don''t think that "splitted" is grammatical, though I dare say it gets used.

2024 May 18

What are the differences between "crack", "slit", "crevice", "split

For the most part, the words are interchangeable. Distinguishing between multiple examples of such things can be aided by their individual connotations: crack a line on the surface of

2026 Jan 08

When to use split and split up

What should be used in below sentence: "split" or "split up", and why? We need to split up the background image of the website into two parts.

2025 May 21

idioms

What is the meaning of the following sentence? You have successfully split a hair that did not need to be split. Source: this post on the Programmers Stack Exchange.

2025 May 10

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