Readability Question

[Sean Hower]

Milan Davidovic asserted:
> Given two texts, one of which is judged (by means
> other than readability formulae)  to be more difficult
> than the other, the following statements would have to
> be true:
> - The proportion of longer words is greater in the
> more difficult text than in the easier one.
> - The proportion of longer sentences is greater in the
> more difficult text than in the easier one.


They _HAVE_ to be true? Really? Why? What about the following example?

Tis a dozy patch of greenery, no?	
It is a sleepy-looking patch of grass, don’t you think?

Which is easier to understand?


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