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Readability tester

#1976
From: Bill Gray x2128
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 1990 22:30
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Several years ago, I wrote some documents using DWB.  I no longer recall which
flavor of Unix it was on.  In addition to the current DWB products for 
formatting, this system also had a program that gave readability scores for
the document.  Three different scales were reported; I remember the Kincaid
and Flesch scales, but not the third.  The program also reported on other
objectively-measurable characteristics of the document.

It seems like this program was named proof.  I cannot find it on any of the
systems I now have access to, nor do I find any mention of it in the DWB
doc I have.

Can anyone help me find this or similar software?  Comments on its reliability
are also welcome.

Bill Gray

PS.  I am new to the net.  If this post is misplaced, I apologize.
PPS. My employer studiously ignores my opinions about everything.
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From: gray@s5000.RSVL.UNISYS.COM (Bill Gray x2128)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Readability tester
Keywords: proof DWB readability Kincaid Flesch Fog sentence length syllable
Message-ID: <25@s5000.RSVL.UNISYS.COM>
Date: 19 Oct 90 22:30:39 GMT
Organization: Unisys - Roseville, MN
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