Hellobee Boards Topic: "A split" or "The Splits"

Hellobee Boards Topic: "A split" or "The Splits" https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:00:13 +0000 Caly on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820775 Mon, 07 May 2018 11:28:51 +0000 Caly 2820775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Definitely "the splits!" travellingbee on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820660 Sun, 06 May 2018 16:02:18 +0000 travellingbee 2820660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mommy Finger: actually putting THE before it is exactly what sounds weird to those of us who don’t. It wouldn’t sound weird at all to me to say she was doing splits. Mommy Finger on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820658 Sun, 06 May 2018 15:50:25 +0000 Mommy Finger 2820658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @travellingbee: we could say that we're putting on the pants, but I don't think whether or not we say the or a before a word is the issue here. Just pointing out that just because a word ends in s, it doesn't automatically make it plural. And I'm honestly not trying to argue or be difficult. The English language has so many random side rules. No wonder others find it hard to learn! Mrs Green Grass on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820597 Sat, 05 May 2018 23:56:12 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2820597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Splits. CA via Iowa travellingbee on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820523 Sat, 05 May 2018 08:33:05 +0000 travellingbee 2820523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mommy Finger: but you don’t say THE pants. I am wearing THE pants. I am doing THE splits. erinbaderin on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820430 Fri, 04 May 2018 16:19:25 +0000 erinbaderin 2820430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mommy Finger: I’m currently taking French classes, and in French “pants” is a singular word, and I’m having a very hard time with it. Mommy Finger on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820429 Fri, 04 May 2018 15:58:27 +0000 Mommy Finger 2820429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Chicago - The splits. I mean, you don't say you're wearing pant. You wear pants. That's just as odd if you think about it. AngelicOne on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820428 Fri, 04 May 2018 15:48:58 +0000 AngelicOne 2820428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The splits & I grew up in SC, mostly. Shantuck on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820427 Fri, 04 May 2018 15:45:52 +0000 Shantuck 2820427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The splits (grew up in Chicago and Virginia). I've never heard it used in the singular form. birdofafeather on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820425 Fri, 04 May 2018 15:23:46 +0000 birdofafeather 2820425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ the splits - CA FaithFertility on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820404 Fri, 04 May 2018 13:42:09 +0000 FaithFertility 2820404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @travellingbee: A split amd I'm im FL dolphin on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820402 Fri, 04 May 2018 13:29:35 +0000 dolphin 2820402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The splits - Chicago travellingbee on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820390 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:47:27 +0000 travellingbee 2820390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It’s totally cracking me up how passionate both sides are! I completely understand that there is more than one way of doing a split so I can understand saying the splits as in I can do more than one way of splits. And I don’t think it’s weird at all to say I can do splits. Plural. But it is definitely seeming like a regional thing that someone would say she did a split versus she did the splits. Becky on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits/page/2#post-2820387 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:42:28 +0000 Becky 2820387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @DesertDreams88: On accident drives me crazy! Of course so does on line (I just hear the dialup tone when people say that). nana87 on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820386 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:42:22 +0000 nana87 2820386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both? I feel like "split" would be referring to a specific incidence, like "do a turn and then a split," and "the splits" would be to refer to it in general, like "can you do the splits?" Haha, I'm totally overthinking it, but neither sounds weird to me! Grew up in midwest, with parents from the south, and have lived on the east coast since 18 pwnstar on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820379 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:27:16 +0000 pwnstar 2820379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @rattles: also (formerly) a competitive gymnast and it was always *splits* regardless of where I was training/competing. Alba4 on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820374 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:19:10 +0000 Alba4 2820374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bloved: I’m also from NJ! “A split” - I’ve never heard of the splits. erinbaderin on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820372 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:15:53 +0000 erinbaderin 2820372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I’m in Ontario, and have always heard the splits. DesertDreams88 on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820370 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:14:36 +0000 DesertDreams88 2820370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A split - CT, did gymnastics all throughout elementary school. Also, scissors and in line. Tangent..... it's "by accident" not "on accident".... you can't be ON an accident, it's a way of doing things! codeitall on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820365 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:08:13 +0000 codeitall 2820365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm with @honeybear and @rattles, there are three splits, so they are 'the splits.' I'd also clarify that if I'm talking about one specific one, it is 'a left split' and most people don't differentiate like that, so I can see why 'the splits' is more common. 'I can do the splits.' vs 'Do a center split.' One is generic that could mean any of the three, the other is a specific kind. I would also like to point out that split can be used colloquially to mean leave and it has other definitions. So perhaps we use 'the splits' to help identify which definition of split we're using. Becky on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820359 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:55:41 +0000 Becky 2820359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hahaha. It makes me think of “the shi*s” 😂 Definitely a split, and I’m from NY state (parents grew up in Staten Island and outside Chicago so I do have a mix of sayings). Also @mrslonghorn my dad is from Staten Island and says “a scissor” (also things like Dor-uh-thy for Dorthy, set-ler for settler, wagon for stroller, sleigh riding for sledding, etc). MrsSCB on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820358 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:53:01 +0000 MrsSCB 2820358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Mrs. Lemon-Lime on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820353 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:46:41 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2820353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsSCB: 👋 homie!! MrsSCB on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820351 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:45:37 +0000 MrsSCB 2820351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: same, and same lol MrsLonghorn on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820346 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:39:03 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2820346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ the splits. It is non-specific and can refer to left, right, or center. @anagram: @travelingbee: DH is from NYC, I am from Texas. His whole family says "on line" and it drives me bonkers. You don't wait "on line", you wait "in line" :silly: I've never heard of "a scissor" though! Mrs. Lemon-Lime on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820341 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:27:08 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2820341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The splits, DC native. travellingbee on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820338 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:20:38 +0000 travellingbee 2820338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @honeybear: That makes a lot more sense. travellingbee on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820336 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:19:33 +0000 travellingbee 2820336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Anagram: On line always cracks my husband up since he is from Texas. I say can you go wait on line for me. And it always confuses him. He’s like on the computer? I don’t know anyone who says a scissor though. honeybear on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820333 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:13:54 +0000 honeybear 2820333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @travellingbee: Oh, okay. I'd say "a split" in that circumstance. In choreography it was always "You do a left split on 2" or "Do a center split on count 4" or whatever. Being able to do "the splits" means you can do more than one of the following: left, right, or center. If someone say "doing the splits," I envision them, for example, sliding down into a left split, picking up a little and doing a center one, and then shifting into a right split. But "split" is such an ugly word. We need another term for these moves, regardless of whether it's singular or plural! bloved on ""A split" or "The Splits"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-split-or-the-splits#post-2820330 Fri, 04 May 2018 11:04:24 +0000 bloved 2820330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A split - from NJ