So I just read this short article that was in The Chronicle of Higher Education's Daily Report on writing style and found it kind of amusing. "A Matter of Style: We word nerds can get pretty testy about the subject of language usage," by Russell S. Powell, talks about the importance of consistency in writing style, and how those of us in the profession of writing need to think carefully about our stylistic decisions and "be prepared to explain and promote our choices."  And this is what he does. Identifying himself as a minimalist, he explains his reasonings behind his own writing style choices and idiosyncrasies. At the bottom of the article, Powell lists his Top 10 pet peeves in writing, for example, he hates the phrase "It is important to note," the word "monies," and when sentences begin with "However," or "For example." It's kind of funny to see another person's idiosyncrasies when it comes to writing style. I found that while I could definitely go with some of what he was saying, I, myself, think differently about others--I'm a big fan of the serial comma.  

Here's the link: http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2009/06/2009062501c.htm

Your thoughts?  Or care to share your writing style idiosyncrasies? :)