jasycath Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Hey! So I'm doing my EE in physics, about exoplanets, which means I mention a lot of planets that are named like "51 Pegasi b" for example, and that already is 3 words. I was wondering if it's strict like that, or would such names be considered one word? Same thing with numbers like 3 000 000. Also, I put my in-text references like (1) (is that the correct method? I can change it but so far I haven't heard anything about it), and that also counts as a word, will that be included in the final word count? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw0573 Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 In text citations do not count towards word count, but quotes do count. 51 Pegasi b is three words. You can use scientific notation, or words (three million). Word count should not be a goal, just a restriction. Onky worry about word count when you have revised the essay signaficantly 3+ times. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasycath Posted July 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 11 hours ago, kw0573 said: In text citations do not count towards word count, but quotes do count. 51 Pegasi b is three words. You can use scientific notation, or words (three million). Word count should not be a goal, just a restriction. Onky worry about word count when you have revised the essay signaficantly 3+ times. I see, thanks for your reply! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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