Do you need Dictionary.com on one tab and Wikipedia on another in order to read this site?

July 18th, 2006 3:22:30 pm pst by Sterling Camden

I guess my content’s brow stands a little higher than Randy’s. Even so, seventh to tenth grade falls well beneath my target audience, I should think.

Test your site’s readability, and read the explanations for the last three scores.

Did you follow that?

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4 Responses to “Do you need Dictionary.com on one tab and Wikipedia on another in order to read this site?”

1. Randy Charles Morin says:

   July 18, 2006 at 7:31 pm

   The funny part is that my 4-8 grade level writing is much higher than my target audience

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2. sterling says:

   July 19, 2006 at 8:21 am

   The funny/sad truth is that most people don’t comprehend the level of reading that they achieved in school. Most educated adults are only comfortable at a 4th to 7th grade level.

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3. Randy Charles Morin says:

   July 19, 2006 at 9:00 am

   That explains my target audience

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4. sterling says:

   July 19, 2006 at 9:19 am

   Another factor is the explosion of new terms related to the internet, Web 2.0, and blogging (among other things). Most people just can’t keep up with all the new words.

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