• iopq@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It’s a higher grade reading level. It’s not just longer, but also harder to understand for teenagers who don’t have the same vocabulary as adults

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      5 months ago

      Yeah no I can see how that could be the case. In the example though, I’m not sure what vocabulary is from a higher grade reading level. The word “vulnerable”?

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        Turning over in my head is an expression that’s also part of vocabulary, there’s no physical turning, it’s a form of speech