[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I gotta tell you, I've never been asked to write a 500 word composition in
the real world.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
I wasn't suggesting that you couldn't use them, just that not counting them
is just as stupid as outlawing them. In the real world, when you're asked
to
write a 500-word composition, *all* words are counted. They certainly
average out to more than three characters.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"DianaHolmes" wrote in message
news
It is not that we can not use them. She just will not count then as part
of
the 500.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Not without a macro, no. But this is a ridiculous stipulation. No one
in
the
real world counts words that way. It suggests that your instructor
wants
you
to avoid plain speaking and clarity (using honest Anglo-Saxon words)
fill
your paper with obfuscatory fifty-cent Latin derivatives. It might be
an
interesting challenge to write a paper that didn't *contain* any words
of
three letters or fewer. g

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"DianaHolmes" wrote in message
...
I have a paper to write for my Comp class. She will not count words
with 3
letters or less. I need to write a 500 word paper. I need to know if
there
is
a way to set word count to not count words with less then 4 letters.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It's not unusual to be given a specific word count for an assigned article
(for a magazine, for example). It may be more or less than 500 words, but it
will definitely include *all* the words. And if the submitted article is
over or under by more than a small percentage, the author will be asked to
edit and resubmit.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
I gotta tell you, I've never been asked to write a 500 word composition in
the real world.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
I wasn't suggesting that you couldn't use them, just that not counting
them
is just as stupid as outlawing them. In the real world, when you're
asked
to
write a 500-word composition, *all* words are counted. They certainly
average out to more than three characters.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"DianaHolmes" wrote in message
news
It is not that we can not use them. She just will not count then as
part
of
the 500.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Not without a macro, no. But this is a ridiculous stipulation. No one
in
the
real world counts words that way. It suggests that your instructor
wants
you
to avoid plain speaking and clarity (using honest Anglo-Saxon words)
fill
your paper with obfuscatory fifty-cent Latin derivatives. It might be
an
interesting challenge to write a paper that didn't *contain* any
words
of
three letters or fewer. g

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DianaHolmes" wrote in
message
...
I have a paper to write for my Comp class. She will not count words
with 3
letters or less. I need to write a 500 word paper. I need to know
if
there
is
a way to set word count to not count words with less then 4
letters.