Changes for page Simple sentences
Last modified by Lizzie Bruce on 2020/01/11 23:51
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To version 2.34
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... ... @@ -4,26 +4,24 @@ 4 4 5 5 * **people in a hurry** – simply written content is easier to scan and absorb instantly 6 6 * **people who are stressed** – if you're anxious you find it harder to comprehend things 7 -* **people who are multi-tasking** – if you're di stractedit's hard tocomprehendconvolutedstructures8 -* **cognitive impairments** – s horter,non-complexsentences carry less cognitive load9 -* **visual impairments** – short ,simple sentences convey meaning in a smaller visual field10 -* **motor impairments** – it's less tiring when you can absorbwhat you read quickly7 +* **people who are multi-tasking** – if you're holding a baby or a running business your attention's divided 8 +* **cognitive impairments** – easy to understand words and sentences carry less cognitive load 9 +* **visual impairments** – short and simple sentences convey meaning in a smaller visual field 10 +* **motor impairments** – it's less tiring when you can understand what you read quickly 11 11 ))) 12 12 13 13 == 14 14 Guidelines == 15 15 16 -Short, simple sentences are better on the web than long, protracted prose with complex syntax. WCAG says: "using the clearest and simplest language appropriate is highly desirable." 17 17 18 - 19 19 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H1.MakeyouraveragesentenceA015wordslong." %) 20 -[[1. Make your average sentence 15 words long.>> doc:||anchor="#1"]]18 +[[1. Make your average sentence 15 words long.>>1. Make your average sentence 15 words long.||anchor="#1"]] 21 21 22 22 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H2.A0Avoidcomplexsentencestructures." %) 23 -[[2. Avoid complex sentence structures.>>doc :||anchor="#2"]]21 +[[2. Avoid complex sentence structures.>>2. Avoid complex sentence structures.||anchor="#2"]] 24 24 25 25 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %) 26 -[[Usability evidence>>d oc:||anchor="#UESS"]]24 +[[Usability evidence>>Usability evidence||anchor="#UESS"]] 27 27 28 28 29 29 ---- ... ... @@ -34,18 +34,9 @@ 34 34 35 35 The maximum sentence length for a good level of comprehension is 25 words. Split long sentences up into 2 or 3, or use bullet points. 36 36 37 -Oxford Guide to plain English, GOV.UK and linguists agree :35 +Oxford Guide to plain English, GOV.UK and linguists agree 15 word sentences are fine but above 40 words is hard to understand. 38 38 39 -* 15 word sentences are more likely to be comprehensible 40 -* 25 words is a good maximum sentence length limit 41 -* above 40 words sentences are hard to comprehend easily 42 - 43 43 44 -Example: 45 - 46 -(% class="mark" %)This sentence is about 15 words long and is easy to understand. (%%) 47 - 48 - 49 49 === {{id name="#2"/}}2. Avoid complex sentence structures. === 50 50 51 51 They are less easy to comprehend quickly. Understanding them requires more cognitive effort than simple sentences. ... ... @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ 78 78 79 79 [['Content design'>>url:https://contentdesign.london/book/]], Sarah Richards, 2017 80 80 81 -[['The role of word difficulty and sentence length in text comprehension'>>https:// eric.ed.gov/?id=ED215330]], T. M. Duffy and P. K. U'Ren, 198270 +[['The role of word difficulty and sentence length in text comprehension'>>url:https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a114935.pdf]], T. M. Duffy and P. K. U'Ren, 1982 82 82 83 83 [['The Influence of Semantics and Syntax on What Readers Remember'>>url:https://www.hcde.washington.edu/files/people/docs/Isakson_Spyridakis_Sem_Syn.pdf]], C. S. Isakson and J. H. Spyridakis, 1999 84 84