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