Translation Conversion

[bela shayevich]

russian words X 1.2 = english words


On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Margaret Samu <margaret.samu at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> There must be a convenient translators' calculation for this question:
>
> A 3000-word essay in Russian would be approximately how many words in
> English? That is, if I'm asked to write a 3000-word essay, how many words
> should I write in English before sending it off to the translator?
>
> The essay is supposed to be 10 pages in a 12-point font with 1.5 line
> spacing, which the person commissioning this work has calculated at 3000
> Russian words.
>
> Any thoughts would be most welcome.
>
> Best regards,
> Margaret
>
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