Readability Is a Four-Letter Word.

Selzer, Jack

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ERIC Number: EJ250936

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Readability Is a Four-Letter Word.

Selzer, Jack

Journal of Business Communication, v18 n4 p23-34 Fall 1981

Doubts the ability of formulas to predict readability and questions their use as aids in writing readable prose. Points out that formulas also hamper the teaching of business writing because they emphasize written products instead of the writing process. (PD)

Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Higher Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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