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Expression: As easy as ABC
Today is my first working Monday of 2017, so I decided to go light today.
I wanted something as easy as ABC to write about, so that’s why I chose the expression.
We cannot say that something is as easy as LMNOP because, well, LMNOP is not easy for many people to pronounce.
I have a mini-challenge for you.
Go ahead and try saying LNMOP 5 times very quickly.
See what I mean?
If something is as easy as ABC, then it should be effortless.
Making a bowl of instant miso soup is as easy as ABC: empty the package contents into a bowl, add hot water, and enjoy.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 77.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.