✨ Telegraph Word Counting Examples
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3
- The following examples determine the interpretation of the rules to be followed in counting words:
| Number of Words. | |
|---|---|
| In Address. | |
| New York (1) | 1 word |
| Newyork | 1 word |
| Frankfurt Main (1) | 1 word |
| Frankfurmain | 1 word |
| Sanct Poelten (1) | 1 word |
| Sanctpoelten | 1 word |
| Emmingen, Hannover (1) (2) | 1 word |
| Emmingen, Württemberg (1) (2) | 1 word |
| New South Wales (1) | 1 word |
| Newsouthwales | 1 word |
| XP fr. 2. 50 (supplementary instruction written in abridged form) | 1 word |
(1) In the address these different expressions are grouped by the counter-clerk.
(2) Hanover and Württemberg, following Emmingen, serve to complete the designation of two offices of the same name, and thus appear in the first column of the official Nomenclature of Telegraph-offices.
| Number of Words. | |
|---|---|
| Van de Brande | 3 words |
| Vandebrande (name of person) | 1 word |
| Du Bois | 2 words |
| Dubois (name of person) | 1 word |
| Belgrave Square | 2 words |
| Belgravesquare (contrary to the usage of the language) | 2 words |
| Hyde Park | 2 words |
| Hydepark (contrary to the usage of the language) | 2 words |
| Hydepark Square (1) | 2 words |
| Hydeparksquare (contrary to the usage of the language) | 2 words |
| Saint James Street | 3 words |
| Saintjames Street | 2 words |
| Rue de la Paix | 4 words |
| Rue delapaix | 2 words |
| Responsabilité (14 characters) | 1 word |
| Kriegsgeschichten (15 characters)* | 1 word |
| Inconstitutionnalité (20 characters) | 2 words |
| Wie geht's (“ instead of “Wie geht es”) | 3 words |
| A-t-il | 3 words |
| C'est-à-dire | 4 words |
| Aujourd'hui | 2 words |
| Aujourdhui | 1 word |
| Porte-monnaie | 2 words |
| Portemonnaie | 1 word |
| Prince of Wales (ship) | 3 words |
| Princeofwales (ship) | 1 word |
| 44½ (5 characters) | 1 word |
| 444½ (6 characters) | 2 words |
| 444.5 (5 characters) | 1 word |
| 444.55 (6 characters) | 2 words |
| 44/2 (4 characters) | 1 word |
| 44/ (3 characters) | 1 word |
| 2% (4 characters) | 1 word |
| 2 p % | 3 words |
| 2 %% (5 characters) | 1 word |
| 2 p %% | 3 words |
| 54-58 (5 characters) | 1 word |
| 17me (4 characters) | 1 word |
| Le 1529me (1 word and a group of 6 characters) | 3 words |
| 10 francs 50 centimes (or 10 fr. 50 c.) | 4 words |
| dixcinquante | 1 word |
| 10 fr. 50 | 3 words |
| fr. 10.50 | 2 words |
| 11 h 30 | 3 words |
| 11.30 | 1 word |
| huit /10 | 2 words |
| 5/ douzièmes | 2 words |
| 5 bis (number of dwellinghouse) | 1 word |
| 15a (number of dwellinghouse) | 1 word |
| 30*a | 3 words |
| 15 x 6* | 4 words |
| Two hundred and thirty four | 5 words |
| Twohundredandthirtyfour (23 characters) | 2 words |
| Troisdeuxtiers | 1 word |
| Unneufdixièmes | 1 word |
| Deux mille cent quatre-vingt-quatorze | 6 words |
| Deuxmillecentquatrevingtquatorze (32 characters) | 3 words |
| E | 1 word |
| Emvthf (6 characters) | 2 words |
| Emvchf (6 characters)+ | 2 words |
| Ch23 (commercial mark) | 1 word |
| 197a/199a (commercial mark) | 2 words |
| AP/M (commercial mark or secret language) | 1 word |
| 3/M (commercial mark) | 1 word |
| L'affaire est urgente, partir sans retard (7 words and underlines) | 9 words |
| Reçu de vos nouvelles indirectes (assez mauvaises) télégraphiez directement (9 words and 1 passage between parentheses) | 10 words |
(1) In this case, the expression “Hydepark,” written as a single word, counts as one word only because the word “park” forms an integral part of the name of the square.
- Telegraph instruments cannot reproduce such expressions as 30*a, 15 x 6, &c. Senders must be asked to substitute for them the explicit meanings, “30 to the power a” “15 multiplied by 6,” &c.
† In plain language “ch” is counted as one Morse character, and in code or cipher language as two.
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