What is the Practice ro the Editor of the "Mobrh-Chixn Dany News'
Sim,—An argument arose recently regarding the method of counting words in articles and short stories, etc. We- understand it is usual to count the words in ten lines, take the average, and count the remainder by lines, making due allowance for short lines.
"The controversy has arisen over the words that are not included in the counting, and we should be very grateful if you would supply the necessary enlightenment and so avoid—agother "incident.
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