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 Tatyana78

link 10.09.2007 19:34 
Subject: ОФФ: Readability formula
Нашла в сети кое-что по English Style
Может быть, только для меня внове концепция Plain English, особенно в сравнении с русской привычкой наворачивать предложение побольше...
http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/writing_guide/writing/flesch.shtml

А вот здесь можно проверить readability вашего текста
http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp

Интересно увидеть отзывы лингвистов!

 ms801

link 10.09.2007 22:30 
In my college Business Communications calls, we used this formula religiously. My professor would say that the readability index of a business letter should be no higher than the index of an article written for high school graduates. This is because those who read business letters, although usually well educated, do not have time to navigate through a grammatical maze when trying to obtain information they need from the letter. The shorter the sentence the better. I guess it is in that class that I developed a low tolerance for expressions like "we kindly ask you" or "please kindly advise as to the reasons for your decision."

 congelee

link 11.09.2007 8:10 
Первое попавшееся банальное информационное сообщение из Reuters дало индекс 33 (то бишь сложное) и потребовало от читателя - по разным шкалам - от 14 до 16 лет обучения...

 

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