Please Define Your Jargon

Split. If you’re a dancer, you probably thought of someone, hips to the ground, with their legs parallel to each other. If you’re a runner, you might have thought of your pace at each mile in a marathon. If you’re a bowler, you might have thought of the dreaded 7-10 split. Same word. Different meanings. Language is like that. Its imprecision can leave things ambiguous. Artists can use this to great effect in novels, poems, plays, etc. ...

July 14, 2026 · 2 min · Extra Long Division