I'm very sorry that you don't have a sense of humor.
BTW, your post telling me that I failed has a grade level of .7. Something tells me that this isn't an incredibly accurate way of measuring intelligence other than answering the question "who can piece together the longest sentences?"
For what reason?
If her emails share any similarity to her screechy speeches I'm guessing that 8th grade level comes more from run on, duct-taped together sentences, rather than using big edumacated words, lol.Depends on what one is writing I would guess, but if her average is that of an 8th grade level (same as the NY times), on her e-mails alone, that your crayon "joke" did indeed fail. Miserably.
I just scored President Obama's inuagural address...
8.2
Palin's emails scored higher :rofl:
***Backs away very very slowly**** :shock:
I just scored it as well and it got an 8.6. Granted, I got it off th ewhite house website and removed the "(applause.)" notations since they are not part of the actual address. What did you do and where did you get it from?
I ended my statement too early. .. for the ladies.
:3oops:
If her emails share any similarity to her screechy speeches I'm guessing that 8th grade level comes more from run on, duct-taped together sentences, rather than using big edumacated words, lol.
Same. White House website, omitted the (APPLAUSE) at the end.
I'll do it again and screenshot the results if you like. What version of WORD did you use? I was using 2007.
Writing Analysts Claim Palin Writes ‘Better Than Most Educated Americans’ | The Blaze
AOL Weird News brought samples to two writing analysts who independently evaluated 24,000 pages of the former governor’s emails. They came back in agreement that Palin composed her messages at an eighth-grade level, an excellent score for a chief executive, they said.
“I’m a centrist Democrat, and would have loved to support my hunch that Ms. Palin is illiterate,” said 2tor Chief Executive Officer John Katzman.
“However, the emails say something else. Ms. Palin writes emails on her Blackberry at a grade level of 8.5.
“If she were a student and showing me her work, I‘d say ’It’s fine, clear writing,’” he said, admitting that emails he wrote scored lower than Palin’s on the widely used Flesch-Kincaid readability test.
While some would initially scoff or laugh at Palin’s grade-level assessment, past speakers and writers of note have scored comparably. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was a 9.1 and Martin Luther King’s famed “I have a Dream” came in at 8.8. Remember, Palin’s results were based on e-mails, not riveting speeches, so the fact that they score remotely close to the aforementioned works is intriguing .
Overall, this is good news for Palin, as her writing was found to be better than some CEOs’. The New York Daily News sheds further light on her abilities:
It turns out Palin’s writing skills are still better than most educated Americans. Global Language Monitor gave Palin’s emails a score of 8.2, which actually exceeds that of most chief executives.
“She’s very concise. She gives clear orders. Her sentences and punctuations are logical,” said Paul Payack, president of Global Language Monitor. “She has much more of a disciplined mind than she’s given credit for.”
Please inform my aide that I need to know the location of the United States on the map before tonight's debate. Thank you,
Sarah
Fail. once again, fail.....
Mellie's Op got a 10.2, by the way. Good work, Mellie!
Ah, there were other {applause) notations in it. That will lower the score. hit cntl F and then "replace" and then replace the (applause.) with a space.
I was using 2007, but the calcualtion should be the same regardless of which version is used.
Example of concise and clear. . .
Please inform my aide that I need to know the location of the United States on the map before tonight's debate. Thank you,
Sarah
I can buy it. Have you seen doctor's handwriting?
Yup. !0 or 11 (Applause.) in there I missed.
Obama 8.6
Palin 8.5
Close enough for government work, eh?
You have to be careful with readability formulas. If you want to compare yours to Palin's, you have to use the same formula. They used Flesch-Kincaid. What does Word use?
You have to be careful with readability formulas. If you want to compare yours to Palin's, you have to use the same formula. They used Flesch-Kincaid. What does Word use?
It's fun to see people interested in my field of work. I find it all fascinating.
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