def flesch_reading_ease(word_count, syllable_count, deutsch=True):
    """Given a number of words and number of syllables in a sentence, this will
    compute the flesch reading ease score for the sentence

    Keyword arguments:
    word_count -- number of words in the sentence
    syllable_count -- number of syllables in the sentence
    deutsch -- (optional) use german instead of english formula (default True)
    """
    if deutsch:
        return 180 - 1.0 * word_count - 58.5 * syllable_count / word_count
    else:
        return 206.835 - 1.015 * word_count - 84.6 * syllable_count / word_count