1660s, from un- (1) not + conditional. Related: Unconditionally. Unconditional surrender in the military sense is attested from 1730; in U.S., often associated with Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the taking of Fort Donelson. The ringing phrase of Grant's latest despatch circulated through the North like some coinage fresh from the mint, and Unconditional Surrender, which suited the initials of his modest signature, became like a baptismal name. [James Schouler, History of the United States of America, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1899].
Splitting Fingernails. Fingernails can crack and break because of several reasons. The most common factor being, nail-hardening products and nail polish that may be drying up the nails. However, sometimes health imbalances can also make the nails brittle and cause them to split. Fingernails are made up of a structural protein called keratin.
Clear polish can prevent nails from splitting. Photo Credit macro manicure image by LadyInBlack from Fotolia.com. Brittle nails, characterized by nails that split or peel into layers, affect as much as 20 percent of the population, according to a report by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.sing your fingernails as tools for scraping and prying will also cause nail injuries, and nails can break and split during normal everyday activities. Keeping your nails trimmed short and filing them with an emery board into a rounded shape can prevent the splitting and peeling from getting worse.