TA - Dynamic Style

I like to think that I have style, at least in my writing. It was a great boon to my self-esteem when Nicole mentioned that your style isn't just an extra point in your papers; on the contrary, your style is one of the greatest contributors to your ethos, your credibility. However...I'm not quite sure how I would go about changing my style. I mean, come on, I don't really try to write this way. How do I do it differently?

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend the last class period due to illness, so any techniques or hints on Nicole gave the class on how to tweak a writing style went unheard by me. Hopefully the assistance that she gave the class will be simple enough (and by simple I mean just easier to understand than calculus, no offense meant Nicole) that I will be able to learn it and implement it without too many hiccups. With my track record this should be a cinch. Yeah, right.

But then again, would I want to change my writing style? Doesn't that seem just a bit more personal than your clothing style, or your hairstyle? The latter two certainly represent your own idea of yourself, but your writing style is more of an extension of yourself than a representation of the same. I try to write the way that I speak. Granted, I can take the time to make an exceptionally pithy statement or create alluring allusions while writing, but the basics of my style are still connected to my way of thinking and speaking. It just seems to me that this kind of attribute is more permanent than your hair color, nail length, or the cut of your shoe.

Nevertheless, despite my own feelings or opinions on the static-ness of style, I will do whatsoever my benevolent English professor requires of me. All with a smile.

:-D