@colemercer That's what we do: http://summarizer.hdphealth.com Btw, most of the time, the academic researcher is trained to write papers for fellow researchers. Ask them to put it in layman's text and they will some of the time.

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@govindrai @colemercer true, but some concepts simply can't be explained from a selection of 1000 words.

@matteisn @govindrai @colemercer if you have n words and cant explain the n+1 th word, than there never would be more than n words. so its possible but you might need to explain concepts that arent really part of the research the paper is about.

@markoxvee That's a great idea, should be possible!

@mscccc Studies show if the message is unclear, the receiver thinks the sender is an idiot. Writers that can use clear language usually are better received. The problem is this is usually not improved by just substituting larger words for smaller, more common words. It is usually better to be yourself, but be as clear as possible. More on readability here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

@gabriel__lewis Do you happen to have a link to that study? Sounds awesome.

@mortenjust From the Wikipedia article I shared above: While experts agree that the formulas are highly accurate for grading the readability of existing texts, they are not so useful for creating or modifying them. The two variables used in most formulas, a sentence and a vocabulary, are the ones most directly related to reading difficulty, but they are not the only ones. Writing experts have warned that if you "write to the formula," that is, attempt to simplify the text only by changing the length of the words and sentences, you may end up with text that is more difficult to read. All the variables are tightly related. If you change one, you must also adjust the others, including approach, voice, person, tone, typography, design, and organization. Writing for a class of readers other than one's own is very difficult. It takes training, method, and practice. Among those who are good at this are writers of novels and children's books. The writing experts all advise that, besides using a formula, observe all the norms of good writing, which are essential for writing readable texts. Study the texts used by your audience and their reading habits. This means, if you are writing for a 5th-grade audience, study and learn good quality 5th-grade materials.

@serhiy_khvashchuk Wish granted 😃 (partially. no multi language yet) https://www.producthunt.com/tech...

@brendanbeirne I think it's because some brand copy is unnecessarily hard to understand. You know what would be awesome? It you could do Spanish too 😇