For example, foreign words should count for more than complex English words, shouldn’t they?

Redundant words (in your Inc. example, “entrepreneur” appears three times) shouldn’t count each time, should they?

Perhaps more important than matching the estimated reading level of a publication is asking the (rhetorical?) question, Why are the estimated comprehension standards so low across the board? If 16 complex words in a 103-word passage equals a 12th grade reading level, I shudder to think how we’ll continue to communicate clearly and vibrantly while our education system drowns in an abyss of mediocrity…

(And now, having thoroughly depressed the readers, I’ll agree that matching a publication’s reading level is likely a good idea for aspiring freelancers. However, if you can help them nudge the bar northward while you’re at it, more power to you.)

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Great post, great site.

I wasn’t aware of this, although it makes perfect sense. The complexities must get a bit mind boggling. In fact, you entire site has opened up my mind to new and exciting places .

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