diff --git a/worldeditadditions/utils/strings/split.lua b/worldeditadditions/utils/strings/split.lua
index 69e5518..3b5a994 100644
--- a/worldeditadditions/utils/strings/split.lua
+++ b/worldeditadditions/utils/strings/split.lua
@@ -42,16 +42,37 @@ function worldeditadditions.gsplit(text, pattern, plain)
 end
 
 
--- Split a string into substrings separated by a pattern.
+--- Split a string into substrings separated by a pattern.
 -- @param	text	string	The string to iterate over
 -- @param	pattern	string	The separator pattern
 -- @param	plain	boolean	If true (or truthy), pattern is interpreted as a
 -- 							plain string, not a Lua pattern
 -- @returns	table	A sequence table containing the substrings
-function worldeditadditions.split(text, pattern, plain)
+-- function worldeditadditions.split(text, pattern, plain)
+-- 	local ret = {}
+-- 	for match in worldeditadditions.gsplit(text, pattern, plain) do
+-- 		table.insert(ret, match)
+-- 	end
+-- 	return ret
+-- end
+
+--- Split a string into substrings separated by a pattern.
+-- @param	str	string	The string to iterate over
+-- @param	dlm	string	The delimiter (separator) pattern
+-- @param	plain	boolean	If true (or truthy), pattern is interpreted as a
+-- 							plain string, not a Lua pattern
+-- @returns	table	A sequence table containing the substrings
+function worldeditadditions.split (str,dlm,plain)
+	local pos, ins = 0, 0
 	local ret = {}
-	for match in worldeditadditions.gsplit(text, pattern, plain) do
-		table.insert(ret, match)
+	repeat
+		ins = str:find(dlm,pos,plain)
+		table.insert(ret,str:sub(pos,ins - 1))
+		pos = ins + #dlm
+	until not str:find(dlm,pos,plain)
+	print(pos..","..#str)
+	if str:sub(pos,#str) ~= "" then
+		table.insert(ret,str:sub(pos,#str))
 	end
 	return ret
 end