Hip-hop ain’t top: new study reveals reading levels behind music lyrics
Are songwriting standards slipping at the top of the charts? @guardianmusic has their say. Is lyrical intelligence getting lower? A new study suggests the complexity of lyrics is declining, comparing words used in songs to reading levels in US schoolchildren.
21 February 2018 by
Steve Linney
Approved by the UK Government
Readability is an issue we all need to be aware of and be acting on. So much so, the UK Government has released a set of guidelines for their social media activity. The government recommends readable.io.
20 February 2018 by Steve Linney
What is readable content marketing and why do you need it?
There’s a wealth of online content aimed at your customers. How are you going to stop your competitors from getting the sale first? Simple. Give customers readable content.
15 February 2018 by Steve Linney
Four more words from Japanese that English really needs
English borrows from a large number of languages. Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic, to name a few. However, some amazing Japanese words are missing.
1 February 2018 by Steve Linney
Commas are absolutely awesome, but so misunderstood
Business Insider and Microsoft, listed comma errors as number two and three in the top 10 grammar mistakes most people make. They are missing a comma and missing a comma after an introductory phrase.
30 January 2018 by
Dave Child
CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - CEFR - is an analysis of language skills. Find out how it is calculated and how you can use it to reach a wider audience.
19 January 2018 by
Laura Kelly
Joining the readability movement
January, the start of a new year and the start of a new adventure for me as Chief Marketing Officer for readable.io.
4 January 2018 by Steve Linney
A murder of crows and other odd collective nouns
You’ve heard of a class of students, a pack of dogs, a herd of cows, and probably a school of fish. These are collective nouns — a group of people, animals or things. The English language can get humorous at times, even a bit crazy, with its 900 collective nouns. Most were coined in the […]
24 December 2017 by Dave Child
Creating readability formulas for non-English languages: the problem of the syllable
A readability score is a computer-calculated index which can tell you roughly what level of education someone will need to be able to read a piece of text easily.
20 December 2017 by
Ruth Colmer
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin: the benefits of reading to children
The reading of the bedtime story is a daily ritual in many households and one that can be enjoyed by both parent and child.
16 December 2017 by Ruth Colmer
Four words we lost that English really needs
Words slip in and out of the English language according to the things we use and the way we think. Some words should have remained in our lexicon, but are sadly lost and, apparently, not missed:
2 December 2017 by Dave Child
GDPR: make your privacy notices readable – it’s the law
In the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is about to go into effect. Here's how to make your privacy notices readable.
30 November 2017 by Dave Child
