According to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/style, the noun style has nine meanings. The three that we are most concerned with are listed below.

1. manner, mode, style, way, fashion- how something is done or how it happens
(how something is done or how it happens; “her dignified manner”; “his rapid manner of talking”; “their nomadic mode of existence”; “in the characteristic New York style”; “a lonely way of life”; “in an abrasive fashion”)

2. dash, elan, flair, panache, style - distinctive and stylish elegance
(distinctive and stylish elegance; “he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”)

3. vogue, trend, style - the popular taste at a given time
(the popular taste at a given time; “leather is the latest vogue”; “he followed current trends”; “the 1920s had a style of their own”)

Let’s examine these three examples. Number 1 focuses on a way of being or living and doing what needs to be done in a manner of your own. This is considered an internal style choice.

Number 2 blurs the line between noun and adjective and describes the manner in which a person behaves in the style of a group. This is also considered an internal style choice.

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