Greetings; How's it going? (somewhat informal) What's up? (informal) Sup? (very informal) How are you? How's life? (Very informal) You could also ask things like; How's your day been? How is your week going? How's the family? (a bit informal) Conversation starters; Got any plans this weekend? Where do you go to school? --> Do you play any sports? Are you in any clubs? How about that game last night? (Don't say this if you didn't actually watch the game) Did you hear about....? I like your *article of clothing*! Where'd you get it?

To split something it to cause it to divide, usually using some type of force that causes it to break. When someone says "split" they are essentially using a different way to say "divide". A country divided into 5 parts and a country SPLIT into 5 parts is virtually the same thing, however, saying "a country split into 5 parts" is more like saying "a country (that has been) broken into 5 parts". In everyday conversation or simplified explanation, it is more informal and casual to say "split" instead of saying "divide", but something that has been split was probably divided by force or broken into parts. Does that make sense? Side note: Splitted is not a word. The word "split" is the same in the past, present, and future tense, with the exception being progressive/continuous forms where you would say "splitting" as in "He is splitting them up" or "We are splitting the cost". =)