How to hyphenate "Churchill"?

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How should "Churchill" be hyphenated when it breaks across two lines?

Related What are the rules for splitting words at the end of a line? http://english.stackexchange.com/q/385/14666 — Kris, May 09 '13 at 11:22
Chu-rchill or Churc-hill would be the wrong pronunciation (if pronounceable at all). — Tim Lymington, May 09 '13 at 17:05
@TimLymington Yes. Neither Chu-rchill nor Churc-hill but Church•ill is possible probably assuming Church + hill with the aspirate at the front of hill being 'not pronounced' ('pronounced' in the sense of 'emphasized.') — Kris, May 10 '13 at 11:16

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '13 at 10:06

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its actually ........ "Chur-chill"

answered May 09 '13 at 10:06

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Maybe you're right. But the reference points to pronunciation, not hyphenation in spelling. – Kris May 09 '13 at 11:17

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 09 '13 at 11:42

(c) Purdue OWL on Hyphen Use
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Use a hyphen to divide words at the end of a line if necessary, and make the break only between syllables:
pref-er-ence
sell-ing
in-di-vid-u-al-ist

The TFD entry for Churchill lists more than one possibility for the syllabification.
Chur·chill (?AHD)
Church•ill (?Random House)

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