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Word of the Day: Sure thing
If something is a sure thing, then it is guaranteed to be successful.
You must be careful when you hear someone tell you something is guaranteed to happen.
There are no guarantees in life.
Have you ever heard of Murphy’s Law?
Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
When someone tells you you should invest your money or take a chance, you should think twice about it.
Remember, it’s your responsibility to do your due diligence and determine for yourself whether it is a sure thing or not before you give someone your hard-earned money.
At the same time, always keep in the back of your mind the idea that there is no such thing as a sure thing.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 6th-grade education (age 11).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 82.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.