From the course: Writing in Plain English (2016)

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How to avoid wordiness

How to avoid wordiness

From the course: Writing in Plain English (2016)

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How to avoid wordiness

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- Due to the fact that you're interested in learning more about readability, you are taking this course. You'll be glad to know that in this course you will learn about readability indices. Readability indices help you determine how readable your writing is. In order to benefit from the information in this course, you'll need to listen carefully and analyze the information. When you do this kind of analysis, you may find areas in which you can improve. Reviewing how you write on a daily basis can be helpful. At this point in time, in order to continue improvement, think about the areas in which your writing can be improved. Oh, I had to take a breath after that! It was hard to read and I hope you didn't think that's effective writing. 113 words with a readability of about 11, indicating an 11th grade level. We know what every word means, the average syllable is 1.7, and no sentence is more than 22 words. In fact, the average is about 15. No particular red flag. So what is the problem?…

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