<div dir="ltr">I should have probably put a smiley in the end. I mean it quite lightly by the way. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Ilhan Polat <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ilhanpolat@gmail.com" target="_blank">ilhanpolat@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Ah come on. What is this condescending nonsense "A score of around 10-12 is roughly the reading level on completion of
high school. Text to be read by the general public should aim for a
grade level of around 8."? <br></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Matthew Brett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matthew.brett@gmail.com" target="_blank">matthew.brett@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<span><br>
On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Ilhan Polat <<a href="mailto:ilhanpolat@gmail.com" target="_blank">ilhanpolat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> While I agree with Bennet and Matthew, I think the item should sound as much<br>
> as its importance. If it starts to sound like a Terms and Conditions text it<br>
> would defeat the purpose in my opinion. I would go along the lines of<br>
><br>
> Help your audience by keeping the discussion focused. Your email will be<br>
> read by hundreds of people on different media (including search engine<br>
> hits). Many can only afford to skim through the mails to decide whether the<br>
> subject is related to their expertise. Placing a brief summary is a good<br>
> practice if the content does not allow for shortening. On the other hand,<br>
> this should not be taken as a basis for terseness. "Things should be as<br>
> simple as possible but not simpler."<br>
><br>
> By the way, I think the numbering is off at item 3.<br>
<br>
</span>Terms and Conditions is rather in the eye of beholder though.<br>
<br>
Just for example, if you run these last 3 versions though <a href="http://readable.io" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">readable.io</a><br>
you get grade level reading scores (lower = easier to read) of:<br>
<br>
Me: 4.4<br>
Bennet: 6.6<br>
Ilhan: 9.2<br>
<br>
I highly recommend <a href="http://readable.io" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">readable.io</a> - I didn't run it on my stuff until<br>
just now, but I generally find it gives useful suggestions on<br>
improving clarity and readability.<br>
<div class="m_-8811032518069314210HOEnZb"><div class="m_-8811032518069314210h5"><br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Matthew<br>
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