On 8/16/2014 9:53 PM, Cherry wrote:
>>> Surely, a "writer" like yourself has a good enough vocabulary (or
> dictionary) to know exactly what it means?
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>>> Janet UK
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>> It is not a word that I ever heard before and not one that I'm likely to hear again. Good writers know that they had best write at an 8th grade level or less if they want to be understood!
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> Surely that would depend on the authors' target readership. Eighth grade is teenage level. I'm 56 years-old, I don't want books that read like they're written for teenagers.
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> Cherry
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I learned to write for the age level suitable for broadcasting -
understandable by the average 14 year old. This is a good thing.