• Calculate the reading age of your writing
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[QUOTE=hexpunK;27103970][img_thumb]http://i53.tinypic.com/20ubjpy.png[/img_thumb] On my UCAS personal statement. Hmm...[/QUOTE] Only 505 words?
[QUOTE=ryan1271;27049724][img_thumb]http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/3974/ohlordy.png[/img_thumb] Apparently it likes big words.[/QUOTE] AntidesestablismentahelphelpIcan'tread! Seriously, I got problems reading this. Atleast got problems while reading this word the first time!
[QUOTE=amcwatters;27088371] You're suppose to avoid them.[/QUOTE] Yeah I know that's why I'm surprised so much of my essay was made up of them. Also too bad this says absolutely nothing about your voice or effectiveness in writing, just how many big words you can cram into a sentence.
2.4 on my life story
Traditional Metrics Flesch Easy Reading Formula: 38.40 which is rated CHALLENGING Flesch Kincaid Formula: 13.89 which is rated CHALLENGING FOG Index: 15.98 which is rated CHALLENGING SMOG Index: 14.29 which is rated CHALLENGING Automated Readability Index: 15.35 which is rated CHALLENGING Well fuck your shit
7.9 for some drunken paragraph i typed into mycrosoft
"term computer science" occurs 2 times - could possibly be re-written as: "a science of term computer" uhh
[quote]Fog Index| Resources 6| TV guides, [b]The Bible[/b], Mark Twain 8| Reader's Digest 8 - 10| Most popular novels 10 | Time, Newsweek 11 | Wall Street Journal 14 | The Times, The Guardian 15 - 20| Academic papers Over 20| Only government sites can get away with this, because you can't ignore them. Over 30| The government is covering something up[/quote] This made me laugh. (This is another readability measurement) Sorry for the ugly layout, tab key isn't working in facepunch reply box and more than 2 spaces get removed.
[quote]The most readable sentence in the document according to Weirdness Metric is: "Girls have vaginae" The least readable sentence in the document according to Weirdness Metric is: "Boys have penises" [/quote] I guess girls are easier to understand.
[QUOTE=Jacinth;27112392]I guess girls are easier to understand.[/QUOTE] Either that or the calculator is a horny motherfucker.
I can't find the Flesch-Kincaid grade level button on my options in Spelling and Grammar in Word 2007.
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