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What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Ray Rider on Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:26 pm

I just came across this site which analyzes the grade level of your writing and then also rates it for a readability. It's quite interesting to copy different posts into there and see how they are rated. http://www.writingtester.com/tester/grade_level.php

Here's one example from a post of mine:

Ray Rider wrote:I agree with everything you said here. I was pretty surprised when it seemed like all the conservatives jumped on the Romney bandwagon even though he was the last-ditch nominee after every other candidate had been tried and failed. He carried with him a lot of baggage and was a big-government politician same as Obama, and yet many conservatives didn't seem to blink an eye when jumping to support him (we all witnessed the transformation of PS before our very eyes). I personally think a huge opportunity was missed here; when faced with two disappointing presidential candidates, if those dissatisfied with the status quo (especially conservatives, libertarians, and small government advocates as a whole) had thrown their support behind a 3rd party candidate, that could've had a game-changing effect on the next election down the road. Instead, two billions dollars and months of campaigning went down the drain with absolutely no change on the horizon. This election (and the opportunity for change in the next election) was completely wasted. How long must this continue?


Readable Score: 25
Grade Level: 11


Post an example of yours and the rating! The best example of highest grade level (at least 12) combined with highest readability score will be copied into this opening post!
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Neoteny on Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:32 pm

Neoteny wrote:Smallpox doesn't kill people. Secondary infections kill people.

What do you do if you see a man with no skin running around your front yard? The smallpox isn't working fast enough. Hit him with a dose of hemorrhagic fever.


Readable Score: 69
Grade Level: 4

Do I win?
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Ray Rider on Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:36 pm

Neoteny wrote:
Neoteny wrote:Smallpox doesn't kill people. Secondary infections kill people.

What do you do if you see a man with no skin running around your front yard? The smallpox isn't working fast enough. Hit him with a dose of hemorrhagic fever.


Readable Score: 69
Grade Level: 4

Do I win?

Yup. Sorry everyone, competition's closed. jk

Ray Rider wrote:I would agree, although even in terms of economics there seem to be a lot who are propounding a philosophy of spreading the wealth around, raising taxes much higher--specifically on the rich, greater governmental regulations, more Keynesian economics, more protectionist policies (to attempt to stop jobs from leaving the continent), etc. which I would tend to see as strong "left-wing" policies. I guess you don't see many out in the open advocating communism and state takeovers of business, but instead there are those who were clearly in favor of state takeovers in the form of bailouts to the auto industry and greater governmental oversight in areas like that. I think the reason you don't see more people on the extreme left economically on the site is because we have some pretty strong capitalistic posters who tend to dominate those discussions


Readable Score: 5
Grade Level: 15


Edit: Interesting, punctuation seems to make a big difference. I put a period on the end of that last quote and then got a score of:
Readable Score: 16
Grade Level: 13
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Postby 2dimes on Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:51 pm

That site's no good.

Readable Score: 80 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 2

Like anything I write is easy to read.
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Army of GOD on Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:58 pm

Readable Score: 94 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 0

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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:24 pm

V iceroy:

Enter text below to check Readable Score & Grade Level

Readable Score: 38 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 9

Part of the problem is that evolutionary science can't even determine the definition of it's own words and confuse mutation with Darwinian evolution. Hell, evolutionary science has yet to determine what the word "Species" means? Even among themselves they can't get the meaning right on the words that they use and they call that evidence?

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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Metsfanmax on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:27 pm

jonesthecurl:

Enter text below to check Readable Score & Grade Level

Readable Score: 25 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 11

jonesthecurl wrote:V iceroy:

Enter text below to check Readable Score & Grade Level

Readable Score: 38 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 9

Part of the problem is that evolutionary science can't even determine the definition of it's own words and confuse mutation with Darwinian evolution. Hell, evolutionary science has yet to determine what the word "Species" means? Even among themselves they can't get the meaning right on the words that they use and they call that evidence?

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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:30 pm

ha ha. Nice.
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Postby Ray Rider on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:31 pm

2dimes wrote:That site's no good.

Readable Score: 80 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 2

Like anything I write is easy to read.
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Army of GOD wrote:Readable Score: 94 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 0

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Obviously you can put simple garbage into there and get a high readability level; however the point is to try to maintain a decent grade level as well. That's why I made the stipulation of having at least a grade 12 level in order to compete.

Ray Rider wrote:The best example of highest grade level (at least 12) combined with highest readability score will be copied into this opening post!
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Colemanus on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:39 pm

I my readability is 11th grade.
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Army of GOD on Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:02 pm

I win


Readable Score: -168 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 37

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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Just_essence on Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:41 pm

Hello. My name is Bob. I'm here to tell you what your name is. Your name is Bob.

Readable Score: 94
Grade Level: 0
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby pimpdave on Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:00 pm

Today I was walking through Hendon. With Ronnie and Barny Boatman.
We were walking 3 abreast, therefore blocking the whole pavement.
A big bloke was walking towards us, he was wearing a blue business suit, pork pie hat, cravat and shiny alligator shoes.
I recognised him as Stan the Snide, he was an old time coppers nark from Wembley way.
I whispered to Ron I wanted him sorting, Ron tipped me the wink and stood nose to nose with Stan.
"Oi, you nonce, Joe told me you`re a snide, slag, grass and nark"
"What abaht it?" Stan said
"I don`t like geezers like you pal" Ron said, "I`m sorting you right here"
Stan laughed, but froze when Ron pulled his cosh from his suit pocket.
Ron coshed him 3 times, we left Stan on the pavement. And continued into the heart of Hendon for a home game with Ross and Ram


Readable Score: 60 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 6
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby CBlake on Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:14 pm

Readable Score: 58 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 6
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:20 am

So I've been playing with this program. It is very hard to get a high readability and not have a low "grade" (for non- US people, that's the year you are in at school. 12th grade is usually 17/18).
I started with "I'm sure you are right" which was readable but uneducated and ended with "You are indubitably correct" which got a minus score for readability, and I think a grade 15. I think it just counts syllables.I'm going to put this post through the meat grinder now. Anybody want to make a guess?
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:24 am

Clue: the criterion appears to be average word length. A short passage with the word "indubitably" is unreadable but at a high grade.. Add a few nice short words and you're readable but at grade 6.

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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:31 am

This gave me a readability score of 94...
Did I one you six be to am?


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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:34 am

Whereas this gave me a readability of -284 and a grade 44
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:36 am

Grade 114, readability -725

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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Army of GOD on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:43 am

Readable Score: -1316 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: 197

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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:44 am

Readability 68, grade 5. More than simple average word length is involved, but not much.

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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:46 am

Ok suss this one: grade 2, readabilty 84....
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby Army of GOD on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:47 am

jonesthecurl wrote:Ok suss this one: grade 2, readabilty 84....
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You're just not as articulate as I am.
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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:49 am

Army of GOD wrote:
jonesthecurl wrote:Ok suss this one: grade 2, readabilty 84....
;klljnqf;lnca;lnvc;lknvas;klnv a/,s ;kldfagvboa[ijv';am ,vczb ljVCPOa[f Hnkdvc S,V ,cx ,zxzkncM dnvcDLNCcnDS 'LKNALNAOba


You're just not as articulate as I am.


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Re: What is the grade level and readability of your writing?

Postby jonesthecurl on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:51 am

..which is incidentally ...

Readable Score: 122 (The higher the score the easier the article is to read!)
Grade Level: -4
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