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And, still, the majority of the (US) market pays by the number
of words _target language_, and not source.
Then we've been talking at cross-purposes, as both the poster you responded
to and myself have been talking about source, not target, language.
BTW, I got paid by the word for most of the work I did for magazines and
the like. I found it neither demeaning nor an incentive for padding. After
all, the editors involved knew padding when they saw it, and would reject
bad pieces. So I knew I wouldn't be allowed to get away with it. Guess
that's one of the beneficial side-effects of competition.
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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In God we trust; all others must provide data.
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Opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.
If JCI had an opinion on this, they'd hire someone else to deliver it.
