Chapter 35 goes over writing style. I just recently finished applying for colleges and I needed to use high style with very formal writing. This can definitely be a challenge to change your writing style. Middle style is nice and clean but I feel it’s understandable by any kind of audience. When writing anything you have to consider the style that best fits the audience and the topic you are writing about. Low style really shows the way your brain really works at its most simple slang terms.
Chapter 36 goes over many things to consider in order for your paper to simply not sound dumb. I have changed my wording in papers before just to make sure it doesn’t sound offensive in any way. Sometimes we are so use to the way we speak it is easy to offend people without intention or even noticing. I was surprised our book basically told us that races can talk about themselves and say things that other races would not be allowed to say. This is really all about courtesy and staying on the safe side so people don’t get mad at you.
Chapter 37 is saying that you don’t have to be too wordy. Sometimes it just makes people confused or to where they don’t care. One thing that is important to not sound stupid is remember to not repeat keywords too closely.
You are correct, changing styles is quite challenging for beginning writers. It is even misguiding to say that career writers have one writing style. To be a successful writer, one must have a toolbox of styles. One must at least have 3, one for each level.
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