>Hmm, I can understand "-" >But why it split "_" >And we can see it NOT split DOT "." > ICU doesn't split periods if they are immediately followed by text. I assume this is so that decimal numbers (like dollors and cents, such as $14.23) aren't split into "14" and "23". This also comes up for those who use dot notation in dates: 10.11.2006. Jon