Translation rates

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Margo Rosen wrote:

> 6,000 characters counting spaces is more or less equivalent to 1,000
>  words, in my experience. Hope that helps.

Source or target?

In my experience, English is about six characters per word, Russian 
about seven.

By the same token, an English translation generally contains more words 
than the Russian source, unless heavily edited for conciseness. So it's 
important when quoting to specify source or target; prevents 
misunderstandings.

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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