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Word of the Day: Takeaway
No, this meaning of takeaway is not the same as taking out.
It can be, but that is not the meaning I am introducing today.
A takeaway (notice the article) is the main message or information you learn from a meeting, lecture, or reading.
We forget most of what we hear and read, but a takeaway is the one thing that we should remember.
I’m 44 years old.
I am an old fellow to some, and to others, I am still a young buck.
Like everyone, I’ve seen and done a lot in life, and whether I feel young or old honestly depends on the day.
However, one takeaway that I have learned from life is that learning never stops.
Every day, I learn something new. I spent a ton of money to go to university, and I still don’t know everything—most likely never will—that’s my takeaway from university.
Imagine, it only cost me $70,000. (I’m somewhat sarcastic here.)
I try every day to help my students improve their English skills, but I also try to expose them to new and exciting topics, things they had never considered before.
I hope that one of the takeaways from our conversations that they learn is that we should never stop learning.
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 74.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.
