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Peer reviewedSelzer, Jack – Journal of Business Communication, 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
Brown, Francis J. – 1978
The Gunning Fog Index of readability indicates both the average length of words and the difficult words (three or more syllables) in written material. This document describes a business communication course at Wayne State University in which students calculate the Gunning Fog Index of two of their writing assignments with the aid of the…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs
