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Stop splitting words at hyphenation points.

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@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ which could only fit a single alphabet.
In fact, the some of the committee members In fact, the some of the committee members
wanted to reserve the remaining space for control characters. wanted to reserve the remaining space for control characters.
The conclusion of the preceding paragraph is based on the assump- The conclusion of the preceding paragraph is based on the assumption
tion that two alphabets, small letters and capital letters, would be in- that two alphabets, small letters and capital letters, would be included
cluded in the 7-bit code and that decision had not yet been made. If the in the 7-bit code and that decision had not yet been made. If the
decision was ultimately made that columns 6 and 7 would would contain decision was ultimately made that columns 6 and 7 would would contain
controls, then small letters would not be included in the 7-bit code. ``*`` controls, then small letters would not be included in the 7-bit code. ``*``
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@ that they finally agreed to include a lowercase alphabet,
largely because of the influence of the largely because of the influence of the
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT). International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT).
At the first meeting of ISO/TC97/SC2 in 1963 October 29-31, a resolu- At the first meeting of ISO/TC97/SC2 in 1963 October 29-31, a resolution
tion was passed that the lower-case alphabet should be assigned to was passed that the lower-case alphabet should be assigned to
columns 6 and 7. columns 6 and 7.
--- Ibid, p. 246 --- Ibid, p. 246
@@ -1021,9 +1021,9 @@ but such restrictions do not apply to filenames.)
names, one for each byte value except ``'\0'`` and slash, the two names, one for each byte value except ``'\0'`` and slash, the two
characters that cannot appear in Unix file names. He used that directory characters that cannot appear in Unix file names. He used that directory
for all manner of tests of pattern-matching and tok- enization. (The for all manner of tests of pattern-matching and tok- enization. (The
test directory was of course created by a program.) For years after- test directory was of course created by a program.) For years
wards, that directory was the bane of file-tree-walking programs; it afterwards, that directory was the bane of file-tree-walking programs;
tested them to destruction. it tested them to destruction.
--- Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike, "The Practice of Programming", --- Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike, "The Practice of Programming",
Chapter 6: Testing, p. 158 Chapter 6: Testing, p. 158