“Or less” doesn’t allow for +/- tolerances. It is a maximum tolerance of 40 or less with or without the “about.” If you meant 100 words or less you should edit the title because noone is going to get that it means 0 to 100 wprds from “about 40 words or less.”
You’re the second person to note the 40. I intentionally said “about”. That means anywhere from 0 to 100
“Or less” doesn’t allow for +/- tolerances. It is a maximum tolerance of 40 or less with or without the “about.” If you meant 100 words or less you should edit the title because noone is going to get that it means 0 to 100 wprds from “about 40 words or less.”
But why approximate when I can do it precisely? 😉