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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/32349
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It seems that writing style varies from author to author, and from work to work, but how does the English language allow for so many different writing styles?

In English there is syntax and word choice, but the number of words meaning the same thing is limited, and the number of word orders is also limited, and the best modern prose seems to follow certain kinds of word order.

So, in light of this lack of flexibility, how is it possible to have so many different types of writing styles, each one differing in sound, sound that is due to a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables and the pauses between them?

There are not many synonyms for each word that have the exact same meaning, so how can the same thought be expressed in enough ways that each writer can not only have their own style, but various other styles, each one for a different piece of writing?

If you can, please provide examples of writing, and possible variations of their wording sounding nothing alike. And please tell how you accomplished this.

Original score: 5