 | Bet you can’t do a simple word count! As writers, we are often asked to provide a Word Count or a Character Count. But I bet you can’t even get this 15 seconds test right. Like to have a go? Test I want you to count every time the letter ‘F’ appears in the following text: FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS... How many? Go on, try... The correct answer is... SIX! FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS... Don't worry - everyone gets it wrong. |