From the upper toolbar pick Tools - Word Count and voila. :-)
TextEdit itself does not do a word count but there is a free little app called NanoCount (See links below) which will count your words or characters. You can also enter your target and it will show you when you are reaching your total.
it does count as a word.... HA CONOR IT IS A WORD
yes it does count as a word............ <|:P
The root word for discount is "count," which comes from the Latin word "computare" meaning "to count."
The noun show is a count noun: one show, two shows. Example: We went to New York to see all the shows on Broadway.
ms word 2010 press Ctrl+F and type word,it will show you all matches and count them with numbers
In word count calculations for novels, both "a" and "the" count as one word. Each word, regardless of its length or commonality, is counted as one towards the total word count.
The word count for the Hunger Games is 99,750.
The word "count" has only one syllable in it.
This is normally used as a two-word phrase "head count." A few sources show the one-word compound noun "headcount" as a variant. But it does make sense if used in the plural (headcounts)because readers will not mistake it as a noun and verb.
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Count is a masculine word. A count is a nobleman equivalent in rank to an English earl. Countess is a feminine word