Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Writer word counts.

.... corrected formula:

60 * 28 * 20 / 5 = 6720 words


On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 10:42 AM Michael H <cmahte@gmail.com> wrote:

> In a 1980 typing class, a 'word' (as in WPM) was defined as 5 characters
> typed without spelling errors. At the time that is how anyone paid by the
> word got paid: Total characters divided by 5 - errors detected. = paid
> words. And we used line length and lines per page to calculate total
> characters, not actually counting them. That is, on a Pica typewriter: 60
> characters per row * 28 rows per page * 20 pages * 32 lines per page =
> 33600 words.
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 10:25 AM W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. <
> robert.funnell@mcgill.ca> wrote:
>
> > Chris -
> >
> > Were your asterisks separated by spaces? My impression is that any
> > character(s) delimited by white space will be counted as a word.
> >
> > - Robert
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Chris J. <rchristopherjohnson@gmail.com>
> > Sent: March 25, 2023 11:00
> > To: lo user help <users@global.libreoffice.org>
> > Cc: Chris Johnson <rchristopherjohnson@gmail.com>
> > Subject: [libreoffice-users] LO Writer word counts.
> >
> > I've known for a while now that LO Writer's words counts and MS Word
> > counts are close but not the same. I was entering an asterisked scene
> > break just now and noticed the word count increased by three. A little
> > experimenting revealed that Writer counted three asterisks as words.
> > This would account for some of the differing word counts between the
> > two. I've noticed it happening in other areas I haven't narrowed down yet.
> >
> >
> > What all exactly does LO Writer count as words? To a story writer words
> > counts mean something.
> >
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
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