In English, this feature is called a "catchword." It was very
common in English-language books of all kinds printed
before approx. 1800 (thus it died out about the same time
the "long s" character died out in English).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Isaac Penzev" <isaacp@...>
Sent: Monday, 18 August 2003, 2:04 pm
> Isidora Zamora wrote:
>
> > It's also a common thing at to find that, when you reach
> > the end of the page, after the last full line of real text, there will
be a
> > single word on the far right-hand side of the line below it. This is
the
> > first word on the next page, and its presence there helps keep the
reading
> > smooth. (My husband loves this feature.)
>
> Wow! The same thing happens in Jewish prayerbooks in Hebrew! But I've
never seen
> this feature in OChS, though I've got an OChS Bible at home!
>
> -- Yitzik