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Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,562 posts) Thu Nov 19, 2020, 12:02 PM Nov 2020

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On this date in 1863.

287 words.

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On this date in 1863. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2020 OP

Wait -- Ken Burns says it was 269 words. We need a recount! KPN Nov 2020 #1

MS Word says 271 Gruenemann Nov 2020 #2

Stop the Count! I win! KPN Nov 2020 #4

Lincoln's speech was interrupted five times by applause and was followed by long continued applause Celerity Nov 2020 #3

KPN

(15,641 posts)

1. Wait -- Ken Burns says it was 269 words. We need a recount!

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2020, 12:09 PM

Nov 2020

Gruenemann

(981 posts)

2. MS Word says 271

Reply to KPN (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 19, 2020, 01:10 PM

Nov 2020

Not sure if it counts "battle-field" as one word or two, and whether other counts modernize the three occurrences of "can not" to "cannot".

KPN

(15,641 posts)

4. Stop the Count! I win!

Reply to Gruenemann (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 19, 2020, 01:25 PM

Nov 2020

Celerity

(43,250 posts)

3. Lincoln's speech was interrupted five times by applause and was followed by long continued applause

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2020, 01:19 PM

Nov 2020

The New York Times
November 20, 1863

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