This is a reference extract from belikenative-readability-rewrite-patterns.csv, a 50-row dataset with the columns pattern_id, category, original_phrase, simplified_rewrite, reading_ease_delta, grade_level_delta, notes. The figures below are copied directly from the file; nothing here is estimated or interpolated.
Provenance recorded in the dataset: WARNING - THE DELTA COLUMNS ARE NOT CITABLE. DO NOT publish any number from this file. CHECKED 2026-07-31. The phrase pairs are sound plain-English editing advice and are fine to use QUALITATIVELY. The reading_ease_delta and grade_level_delta columns are not.
pattern_id: R001 | category: wordy_to_concise | original_phrase: in order to | simplified_rewrite: to
pattern_id: R002 | category: wordy_to_concise | original_phrase: due to the fact that | simplified_rewrite: because
pattern_id: R003 | category: wordy_to_concise | original_phrase: at this point in time | simplified_rewrite: now
pattern_id: R004 | category: wordy_to_concise | original_phrase: in the event that | simplified_rewrite: if
pattern_id: R005 | category: wordy_to_concise | original_phrase: a large number of | simplified_rewrite: many
pattern_id: R006 | category: wordy_to_concise | original_phrase: utilize | simplified_rewrite: use
The full table, with the remaining 44 rows and an interactive calculator built on it, is at the belikenative reference table