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Word of the Day: Undergo
When you hear someone use the word, undergo, you know that whatever they are talking about is unpleasant.
It has the nuance of experiencing something that is not enjoyable.
When you experience something unpleasant, then you can say that you underwent that experience.
For example, not many people enjoy going to the dentist and having a dental examination.
However, dental exams are necessary evils that we must undergo to ensure our own good health.
I’m sure that nobody enjoys taking a job interview, and none of the people in the world who have had an operation can say that they had an enjoyable time.
You see, dental examinations, job interviews, and operations are unpleasant experiences, and that’s why we say we undergo them.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post compares in readability to The New York Times.
It is likely to be understood by a reader who has at least a 10th-grade education (age 16).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 50.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.