That's a fascinating little gizmo. I'm not sure what to think of the results, though. Both my blogs turned out to be written at the elementary school level....
In a way, I'm grateful. I believe that the most powerful prose is the simplest. But then another part of me doesn't want to be simple. I want to be smart and complicated and mysterious. (But who knows the ways of the elementary schooler....)
Actually, this is probably a job hazard. I've been writing advertising and PR stuff for way too long, and perhaps I am ruined for life! I was even called to the state house once to re-write a bill at the eighth-grade level so the legislators could understand it.
Obviously, I'm all conflicted about this and envy your college-level rating.
My day job involves sitting at a desk and narrating the things I'm doing, which is supposed to be both sufficiently specific to satisfy a court of law and written at a 6th grade level. In a way, I find this very liberating, although I'm not sure if it means I write at a postgraduate level or that I'm just verbose.
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That's a fascinating little gizmo. I'm not sure what to think of the results, though. Both my blogs turned out to be written at the elementary school level....
In a way, I'm grateful. I believe that the most powerful prose is the simplest. But then another part of me doesn't want to be simple. I want to be smart and complicated and mysterious. (But who knows the ways of the elementary schooler....)
Actually, this is probably a job hazard. I've been writing advertising and PR stuff for way too long, and perhaps I am ruined for life! I was even called to the state house once to re-write a bill at the eighth-grade level so the legislators could understand it.
Obviously, I'm all conflicted about this and envy your college-level rating.
My day job involves sitting at a desk and narrating the things I'm doing, which is supposed to be both sufficiently specific to satisfy a court of law and written at a 6th grade level. In a way, I find this very liberating, although I'm not sure if it means I write at a postgraduate level or that I'm just verbose.
Either is probable. :)
After reading Anne's comment, I don't feel so bad. Mine is apparently High School level. I guess some days it could be.
I guess I'm still trying to reconcile "concise" and the rest of my vocabulary. :)
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