On the subject of text analysis:

[featherynscale]

featherynscale's Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 8
Average number of words per sentence:	17.27
Average number of syllables per word:	1.39
Total words in sample:	2401
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[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Algorithm for determining grade-level appropriateness of reading material. It looks at number of words per sentence, I think number of clauses per sentence, and number of large words vs. small words. A score of 8 means that an 8th grader should be able to read it easily. If I recall correctly from my intro to news writing and reporting course, the average newspaper article in the US gets a Flesch-Kincaid score of soemwhere between 5 and 6, indicating that most news material should be accessible to a sixth grader.

[skynock.livejournal.com]

huh sweet. I'll have to take a look.