The Saga Of Management Review Of Writing Style 

Question: How many feet do mice have? 
Original Reply: Mice have four feet. 
Management's Comment: Elaborate! 

Revision 1: Mice have five appendages, and four of them are feet. 
Management's Comment: No discussion of 5th appendage! 

Revision 2: Mice have five appendages; four of them are feet; one is a tail. 
Management's Comment: What? Feet with no legs? 

Revision 3: Mice have four legs, four feet, and one tail per unit-mouse. 
Management's Comment: Confusing. Is that a total of 9 appendages? 

Revision 4: Mice have four leg-foot assemblies and one tail assembly per body. 
Management's Comment: Does not fully discuss the issue! 

Revision 5: Each mouse comes equipped with four legs and a tail. Each leg is equipped with a foot at the end opposite the body; the tail is not equipped with a foot. 
Management's Comment: Descriptive? Yes. Forceful No! 

Revision 6: Allotment of appendages for mice will be: Four foot-leg assemblies, one tail. Deviation from this policy is not permitted as it would constitute misapportionment of scarce appendage assets. 
Management's Comment: Too authoritarian; stifles creativity! 

Revision 7: Mice have four feet; each foot is attached to a small leg joined integrally with the overall mouse structural sub-system. Also attached to the mouse sub-system is a thin tail, non-functional and ornamental in nature. 
Management's Comment: Too verbose/scientific. Answer the question! 

Final Revision Approved By Management: Mice have four feet.