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> So assuming that the translated War and Peace represents a reasonable sample of English, 160 characters is fairly close to the length of a sentence. I would
by true_religion 16y ago
> So assuming that the translated War and Peace represents a reasonable sample of English, 160 characters is fairly close to the length of a sentence.
I would say the mean is close to the length of a sentence, and the first high mark via standard deviation is a long sentence.
So a standard SMS should be able to fit 2 or so normally worded sentences or 3 concisely worded sentences.
- pnathan 16y agoIMO post-Hemingway English has shorter sentences on average than it used to; I wouldn't mind targeting, say, Twilight with my code and getting the stats on it, but I am loath to steal Twilight just for personal amusement.