Accessing Readability
Readability is as important in print as in online articles. Dawson, et. al (no date) offered the following useful guide to assess the article’s readability. Vestibulum To make the text simpler, the following guidelines should be adopted.
• Avoid using long words when shorter substitutes are available (use ‘try’ instead of ‘attempt’, ‘event’ instead of ‘occurrence’).
• Don’t use words with extra, or ‘padded’ syllables (use
‘administer’ instead of ‘administrate’, ‘oriented’ instead of‘orientated’).
• Where possible, use compact substitutes for long phrases (use ‘since’ instead of ‘in view of the fact that’, ‘consider’ instead of ‘take into consideration’).
• Avoid combinations of words with the same meaning (use ‘principles’ instead of ‘basic principles’, ‘history’ instead of ‘past history’)