"jim rozen" wrote in message
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In article , Ed Huntress
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HAHAHAHA!!Hahahaha..hohoho...ho...

Shirley you jest. Welcome to the New American Century Lite, the
all-editorial right-wing news service from Gunner. g

What was that phrase Ed, 'small words?'

Fox = small words?

'Don't know about Fox. It's easy to check. You start by capturing a few
stories to your word processor, and then comparing the ratio of characters
to words to get a ratio. Compare newspapers, broadcast stories, etc. Once
upon a time, New York Post scored near the bottom. g I haven't checked
them in years.

However, watch out. There are some writers who like short words as a matter
of style, not to intentionally dumb down the reading level. William Zinnser
is one such. Sometimes I do the same, particularly for short pieces.

But you can tell the difference. Add a little judgment to your statistics.

Gunner's favorite writers, like P.J. O'Rourke, tend to be quippy stylists,
so there's no telling. You'd have to take a close look.

Hey, speaking of O'Rourke, here's another fun and enlightening thing: See if
you can get some of his old stories, from his Ramparts days. Then replace
the ugly metaphors he used for "conservative" with ugly metaphors for
"liberal." It appears he more-or-less just recycles his old material, using
the same basic idea to attack liberals or conservatives, depending on which
stage of his life you're reading from and who has insulted him lately.

Ed Huntress