10/8    In a cover letter when applying for a job, what's a good figure on
        the number of words to use?  I don't want to be so verbose they ignore
        me, or so terse they think I don't even care.
        \_ just keep everything to less than one page, including headers,
           text, and signature, with font size 10-12.
           \_ So if this is by email... 80 columns and how many lines?
                \_ I'd like to say type up the entire thing in a word
                   processor and then copy/paste, but I'm not completely
                   sure if that's right. anyone?
                   \_ Ok, given your suggested formatting, how many words do
                      a full page of normal text comprise?
                      \_ Roughly 250.