Refer to high, middle, and low styles with what you read/worked on from the edited collection.

I would classify the article I read for my stylistic revision either at a low or medium style. Honestly, it read like a rough draft. I did appreciate that it was not written in "high" style. The author used common words and explanations, but I would have liked for it to have been more polished.

The article was about using ePortfolios as part of a job or graduate school application. Many of the sentences were wordy and redundant. The headings did not reflect the entirety of the content of the section. It was a difficult read. But it did not contain flowery, verbose text. I did wonder if the author was working toward a word-number goal, however, because it seemed so redundant.

I currently work with some employees who believe the "high" style presents them as being more intelligent. If they have to choose between the words "use" and "usage," they will always choose "usage." They think it sounds "higher," and maybe it does. I think it sounds insincere.

I'm not sure I can think of a situation where I like the high style over the medium or low style, as long as the low style is free of glaring errors.

~Rhonda