diphthong and dictionaries being wrong

[Donald M. Lance]

Frank Abate wrote:

> I had to speak up on this one, as dictionaries were dragged into it.
>
> [snipped out: excellent short discourse on word division]
>
> Sorry to yammer on, but I thought something had to be said to defend my fellow lexicographers.
>
> That said, yes, dictionaries are sometimes wrong, but I would add that the standards maintained and reflected in major US dictionaries are exceptionally high.

Before one boldly claims that a dictionary is "wrong," one should see whether a particular syllabication/word division is consistent with the stated editorial policy of that dictionary.

DMLance