Readability testing

[Mike Bonner]

http://www.howmanysyllables.com/howtocountsyllables.html  A starting point
for syllable counting perhaps.


On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 5:16 AM, Richmond <richmondmathewson at gmail.com>wrote:

> Here's a whole new can of worms:
>
> http://www.editcentral.com/**gwt1/EditCentral.html<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.
>
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