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Originally Posted by HarryT
Looking at my local newspaper, their columns average 6-7 words, and (including spaces) about 35 characters, but I guess it varies from newspaper to newspaper. The idea is, I believe, that reading speed is maximised when you can take in the entire line without having to move your eyes or your head.
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The rule of thumb i referred to is to minimize the errors when you move the eyes from the end of the line to the beginning of the next one. So you can compensate for longer lines somewhat by increasing the distance between lines.