A reasonable point. I've been doing a bit of editing for style recently, and will make another pass before sending off the manuscript. At the moment the style is very uneven from chapter to chapter, partly because the authors come from different backgrounds. If you include chapter authors, we live in 6 countries and have 9 native languages between us, and different views on how a textbook should read. To generalize really broadly, the text from Americans and Scandinavians seems to use shorter sentences and a more conversational tone than that from others. (Of course, country/language isn't the only reason people vary on style and level of formality.)
But yes, I'm aiming to bring it in a more conversational direction. It still needs editing too, but Ch. 8 is closer to the style I'm personally aiming for.
But yes, I'm aiming to bring it in a more conversational direction. It still needs editing too, but Ch. 8 is closer to the style I'm personally aiming for.