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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Number of words (composition)

How do I count the words of a composition? Do I count commas, question marks, apostrophes... or only real words?

Thanks,

Ana.
  

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No, you count WORDS. Punctuation marks are not words. Some will say a hyphenated pairing counts as only one word.

— BarbaraPA

  • No, you count WORDS.
  • Punctuation marks are not words.
  • Some will say a hyphenated pairing counts as only one word.
  • I've used that to my advantage when I have a word limit that I'm bumping up against.
  • If you use Microsoft Word (or most other word processing programs) it will count for you.
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No, you count WORDS. Punctuation marks are not words.

Some will say a hyphenated pairing counts as only one word. I've used that to my advantage when I have a word limit that I'm bumping up against.

If you use Microsoft Word (or most other word processing programs) it will count for you.
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