function splitString(stringToSplit, separator) {
  var arrayOfStrings = stringToSplit.split(separator);

  console.log('The original string is: "' + stringToSplit + '"');
  console.log('The separator is: "' + separator + '"');
  console.log('The array has ' + arrayOfStrings.length + ' elements: ' + arrayOfStrings.join(' / '));
}

var tempestString = 'Oh brave new world that has such people in it.';
var monthString = 'Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec';

var space = ' ';
var comma = ',';

splitString(tempestString, space);
splitString(tempestString);
splitString(monthString, comma);