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From: grw@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Wichman)
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Subject: Re: letters :: syllables :: words ....ratio high or low
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Date: Tue, 29-May-84 13:49:09 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 29 13:49:09 1984
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[strengths stretched straight...]

	How about syllables :: words ratios in sentences? (counting
    contractions as two words, e.g. "don't" would have a ratio of 2.)
    French seems to have no problem fitting six words into three
    syllables.

						-Glenn