... Webster’s Dictionary of Usage and Style, New York: AvenelBooks, copyright 1964, 1982 ed.———, American Usage: The Consen-sus, New York: Van Nostrand Rein-hold, 1970.———, American Usage and Style: ... and BEST, WORSE and WORST.WOULD and WILL. See Doublenegative, 1; Subjunctive, 2, 3; Tense, 4.WOULD HAVE, WOULD’VE, and “WOULD OF. ” See HAVE,HAS, HAD, 2.WRACK. See RACK and WRACK.WREAK and ... 10/22/02 10 :33 AM Page 457Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary, Julie E. Towell and HelenE. Sheppard, Detroit: Gale ResearchCo., 1988.The American Heritage Dictionary of the English...