I saw this tool on several blogs, so I thought I’d try it out on my blog and find out the reading level I’m writing at.
Actually, I’m pretty pleased with this. As a former writing teacher who has long tried to hone my writing style, there is one thing that I have definitely learned. The simpler the language, the “tighter” I can make my pieces, the better my writing is. Pare it down whenever possible.
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November 15th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
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November 16th, 2007 at 1:16 am
Of course, the site that produces these doesn’t disclose its algorithm or method, so who knows if it actually means anything.
November 16th, 2007 at 9:31 am
Of course. But it’s fun!
November 16th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Thanks for the link! My blog is apparently College (Postgrad) level. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad, but I’d be curious to see how they calculate the ratings.
November 26th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
I’m almost embarrassed that my blogs are at the “elementary school” level. Then again, that’s a plus for general readability (especially with sports where, well, sometimes people just won’t read anything that’s too advanced). I would love to see the algorithm myself!
December 2nd, 2007 at 6:36 pm
This is fun to do, but after testing a few different websites and blogs, I do not think there is any algorithm. If you try doing just google.com, it shows up as “high school” level, I do not think its actually reading anything.
December 2nd, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Awww. That’s too bad. It is definitely fun.
Even more fun is seeing how folks react to their ratings. For me, I think the lower the better. Not everyone agrees.
December 3rd, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Perhaps it calculates the Gunning Fog index? I used this in a journalism class to determine the reading levels of magazines and newspapers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunning-Fog_Index