enter formula w/ repeated cells

[tonyk]

Here is the formula I created >>

=COUNTIF(C31:C32,"d")+COUNTIF(C31:C32,"d/s")+COUNTIF(C12:C19,"d/s") +COUNTIF(C12:C19,"d")

Is there a way to combine COUNTIF(C31:C32,"d") AND COUNTIF(C31:C32,"d/s")
I would like to shorten this formula if possible.

I'd tired =COUNTIF(C12:C19,"d/s","d")+COUNTIF(C31:C32,"d/s","d") but it wouldn't let me.

Any help would be great.

[chaitanya sagar]

I am not sure what your intent behind shortening the formula is, because it already seems small. I tried it doing in other ways but it's tending to be longer. But there are options that you can use if you want to shorten formula in this cell but you are ok with adding a column and writing (a larger) formula in that column.

[Everstrivin]

You can replace both with =countif(C31:C32,"d*")