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Do We Write Only For 6th-8th Graders?
I thought we were writing for adults.
When I started writing articles in English, which is not my mother language, I also entered the world of what platforms like medium want. A basic aim of mine was -and still is- to improve my English and express my opinion in that language too, in parallel with my Greek writing. I knew that my Greek is better than my English, with richer vocabulary, wider ability to play with the words, and much more. But I wanted to take this step, for my own reasons.
I always try to improve my article writing and, when it comes to English posts, I stay informed about tools and methods that make the articles more attractive. But, all these methods are never more important than being me when I’m writing, declaring my point about the subject I refer to in any given article, putting the wider way of thinking on the table. In any case, I don’t aim to write only for 6th-8th graders.
“Medium” is full of guides about how to increase the interest around your articles. Many of these posts, include the readability check to their lists of what you necessarily have to do. And they urge you not to publish anything that has more than a specific degree they mention, as a result of the readability test. For those who don’t know, a readability test is an online tool in which you insert your text and…
