Complex sentence: The following is a widely debated topic amongst literary researchers and should not be blindly accepted: in Olde English, crumb was used in shorthand for any term that was a true rhyme with crumb.
Split into simpler sentences: The following is still a hot topic amongst literary researchers and should not be blindly accepted. In Olde English, crumb was used in shorthand for any term that was a true rhyme with crumb.