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 Severed vs. cut in two 

Editor  made the change from ""severed"" to ""cut in two"".  ""Cut in two"" is actually more accurate, and his explanation was also correct.  ""Severed"" *isn't* quite correct.  I realize that there was a book on Short published under the title, ""Severed"" (it's in my library, in fact).  But, if you look closely at the definition of ""sever"", Short's body wasn't really severed, it was cut in two.  Definition of ""sever"" from Webster's: to put or keep apart  divide; especially  to remove (as a part) by or as if by cutting.  To put or keep apart is accurate when referring to people who have severed relationships.  Divide; especially  to remove (as a part)... doesn't fit what happened to Short's body, because her body wasn't divided into parts but actually bisected.  With all of this in mind, I think that if ""severed"" is insisted on and kept, the words, ""in two"" need to be added.  I will be making that addition after I am finished with this talk page entry.  More discussion here would be a good thing.  Thanks.    "