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Writing for College Student Readers – Syntactic Stats 01 College Syntactics

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Brian Scott March 25, 2025

Syntactics refers to the study of sentence structure, word order, grammar, and word usage to convey meaning. When writing...

Writing Clear Sentences the Robert Gunning Way Article Robert Gunning

Writing Clear Sentences the Robert Gunning Way

Brian Scott March 25, 2025

Robert Gunning, a renowned writing expert, was invited to speak at a writers’ conference to share his insights on...

Learn about the Raygor Readability Graph 01 Raygor Graph 03

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Brian Scott February 25, 2025

The Raygor Graph is a formula/graph developed by Alton L. Raygor in the 1970s to score the readability of...

How to Edit Weak Verbs into Strong Verbs to Improve Readability Article Strong Verbs

How to Edit Weak Verbs into Strong Verbs to Improve Readability

Brian Scott February 27, 2025

Writing is an art that hinges on clarity, engagement, and brevity. You can enrich your writing by replacing weak...

How to Edit Hard Words to Improve Readability Article Editing Hard Words

How to Edit Hard Words to Improve Readability

Brian Scott February 27, 2025

In the aftermath of a natural disaster, emergency response teams scrambled to coordinate relief efforts. A government official delivered...

Unlocking Readability: The Hidden Pitfalls of Nominalizations Article Nominalizations04

Unlocking Readability: The Hidden Pitfalls of Nominalizations

Brian Scott February 27, 2025

In the pursuit of clear and effective writing, nominalizations stand out as a common yet often overlooked pitfall. Robert...

How to Use the Cloze Test (Cloze Deletion Test) to Score Readability 01 The Cloze Tests

How to Use the Cloze Test (Cloze Deletion Test) to Score Readability

Brian Scott February 15, 2025

Ever come across a paragraph with blanks and thought it was just a simple word game? That’s the Cloze...

The FORCAST Readability Formula for Technical & Advanced Texts 01 Forcast Readability Formula

The FORCAST Readability Formula for Technical & Advanced Texts

Brian Scott February 19, 2025

FORCAST Readability Formula is the only formula not designed for running narrative or connected text. It counts syllables instead...

The Coleman-Liau Index Readability Formula 01 Coleman Liau Index Formula

The Coleman-Liau Index Readability Formula

Brian Scott February 9, 2025

The Coleman–Liau Index is a readability formula to score text difficulty. Linguists Meri Coleman and T. L. Liau created...

The SMOG Readability Formula, a Simple Measure of Gobbledygook 01 Smog Readability Formula

The SMOG Readability Formula, a Simple Measure of Gobbledygook

Brian Scott February 7, 2025

The SMOG Index is a popular readability formula to estimate the years of education a person needs to understand...

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