Readability testing

[Richmond]

Here's a whole new can of worms:

http://www.editcentral.com/gwt1/EditCentral.html

"wordCount is the number of words in the text.
sentenceCount is the number of sentences in the text.
syllableCount is the number of syllables in the text.
letterNumberCount is the number of letters and numbers in the text.
complexCount is the number of words of three or more syllables in the text."

the necessary formula for all the different readibility methods are 
given, in Java, on the webpage,
but they presuppose wordCount, snetenceCount and so on.

Now, while one can effect a wordCount with no problem at all in Livecode,

and one can effect a sentenceCount by looking at strings ending in . ! ?

and one can effect letterCount.

I am completely unsure how one would manage a syllableCount.

Something to chew over as we go into the New Year!

Richmond.