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I don't understand, isn't the number of words in a text the same regardless of what font it's set in?
by jrochkind1 4y ago
I don't understand, isn't the number of words in a text the same regardless of what font it's set in?
- Veen 4y agoIt’s easier to estimate word counts in printed documents when the font is consistent. You can’t assume all parties have access to a digital copy.
- pyuser583 4y agoIt’s about verifying the word count by looking at the number of pages. Making X pages roughly equal to Y words (or at least characters). By itself, typeface/font doesn’t matter. But typeface/font, combined with character size and white space rules (indents, line spacing, spaces after commas, etc.) are necessary for word counts to have meaning. Otherwise, a lawyer could use a very small font, low size, or very little white space to cram more words in the same space. So really it’s about being able to verify the word count by looking at the paper and not counting the words.