[RightWhale]

"There's a sudden change in diction, a drop in tone," she said. "From academic prose, the style suddenly plunges into a mundane image, almost a slang tone."

FR could win this award.

[2Trievers]

We're trying to keep up RW, but you are light years ahead of the rest of us. &;-)

[Carry_Okie]

"There's a sudden change in diction, a drop in tone," she said. "From academic prose, the style suddenly plunges into a mundane image, almost a slang tone."

LOL! But I do that on purpose!!!

Something to do with breaking up monotony with humor to land a point.