Gettysburg Address ... easy question? maybe

[Eva Elisabeth]

Hi I'm new ... hope I've put this question in the right place ...
( and in a way I hope that I'm about to cause a little debate ... on the other hand maybe you have already covered the ground)

Ok. We all know the address (in my opinion one of the greatest ... may be THE greatest ever speeches) was 10 sentences . Yes?

Ok ... how many words? ( Dont be too quick ... I'm hoping to see several "correct" answers and an argument or two). I'm off to bed ... the temperature here is 28.5 C at 10:40pm and may not sleep well .. so I expect to see answers tomorrow.

Welcome to the forum, Mick, I am jealous as for 28.5°C. I cannot sleep at anything below 25...and would happily trade in Austrian for Australian winter overall.
I remember this discussion on the topic:
http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...s#pid25612