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Plain language analyzer

Flag jargon, hidden verbs, passive voice and long sentences against plainlanguage.gov and GOV.UK word lists, with a Flesch-Kincaid grade per audience.

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The word lists are adapted from the plainlanguage.gov simple words list and the GOV.UK style guide "words to avoid" section, abridged to 102 entries, with GOV.UK's exceptions kept: advise stays for formal legal advice, indicate stays on forms, and opt out stays where it names a scheme. The syllable count is the classic rule of thumb, so the Flesch-Kincaid grade is an estimate, not a measurement. The sentence splitter is naive: "Mr. Smith arrived." counts as two sentences, and a line that ends in a comma starts a new one. Passive and double-negative flags are possibilities, not verdicts; read each sentence before you change it. For reading time and word counts, use the word and character counter (/text/word-count).
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