ADDENDUM There was an attempt to keep the following sort of thing in mind while preparing this book. • It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. • Contractions aren't necessary. • The passive voice is to be avoided. • Prepositions are not the words to end sentences with. • Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms. • One-word sentences? Eliminate. • Who needs rhetorical questions? • Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. The Editors -270-