It would seem that Whilst is used within the UK... is it used in Australia or elsewhere?
I ask as I used it in the speech of a character from Australia that had been living in England for several years....
I had read this post previously and since then use the Flesch-Kincaid website to analyze my own writing
As Dirty Martini mentioned, poetry just does not work and I would obtain similar scores as him when checking my poetry.
I just finalized a story I wrote last year. The final chapter of "You Me" and obtained the following>
Method used: Flesch-Kincaid (English).
Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 10.
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 58.
The other chapters had similar results.
Then looked at a later story, "Coming to You" and obtained the following>
Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 8.
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 67.
Coincidentally, my last story "Collaring My Slut" had identical results.
It would seem that my writing had trending to easier reading but has stabilized.
Out of interest I checked the opening page of Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" which scored>
Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 10.
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 60.
Hemmingway's "Farewell to Arms" scored an even higher >
Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 12.
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 61.
John Grisham's "The Associate" scored a respectable>
Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 11.
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 54.
Interesting a recent NY Times story on "Selling Abroad, China" scored >
Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 17.
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 16.
And their report on the drug war in Mexico scored >
Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 15.
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 33.
CNN's story on U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson scored >
Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 13.
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 25.
But how many still read the news unless it is on Comedy Central?
How do your stores score on readability?