Keep it simple, stupid. In my last post, I reported on the new sophomoric lows in the level of language used by the US Congress, as revealed by a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease test of the Congressional record. For blogging bottom-feeders like me, trashing Congress is an easy play for more readers, as sure-fire as baby […]
Continue ReadingEnglish has been the language of the skies since international commercial aviation first spread its wings after World War II. Since English-speaking countries dominated post-war flyways, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed in 1944 to mandate English as the standard language for international flights. In the air, clear communication is even more important than […]
Continue ReadingCongress is more simple-minded than ever, according to a recent study by the Sunlight Foundation. “Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did just seven years ago, with the most conservative members of Congress speaking on average at the lowest grade level, according to a Flesch-Kincaid readability test of every […]
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