Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

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de Maupassant, (Henri René Albert) Guy / deplore
de Maupassant, (Henri René Albert) Guy. (1850–1893) French writer of
short stories and novels.
Dementieva, Elena. (1981–) Russian tennis player.
Demerol. (Cap.) Type of medication.
Demeter. Greek goddess of agriculture and fertility; the Roman
equivalent is Ceres.
De Mille, Cecil B(lount). (1881–1959) American film producer and director,
noted for epics.
demimonde. (In French, demi-monde.) Term loosely applied to
prostitutes, kept women, or anyone else living on the wrong side
of respectability.
demise does not mean decline; it means death.
de mortuis de nil nisi bonum. (Lat.) Say nothing but good of the dead.
Demosthenes. (384–322 bc) Athenian orator and statesman.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska; Denali is also an alternative
name for Mount McKinley, North America’s highest peak
(20,320 feet; 6,194 meters), which stands within the park.
Deng Xiaoping. (1904–1997) Chinese elder statesman.
De Niro, Robert. (1943–) American actor.
dénouement. Outcome or solution.
deodorant.
Deo gratias. (Lat.) “Thanks to God.”
Deo volente. (Lat.) “God willing.”
De Palma, Brian. (1941–) American film director.
dependant, dependent. The first refers to a person, the second to a situation.
deplete, reduce. Though their meanings are roughly the same, deplete
has the additional connotation of injurious reduction. As
the Evanses note, a garrison may be reduced by administrative
order, but depleted by sickness.
deplore. Strictly, you may deplore a thing, but not a person. I may
deplore your behavior, but I cannot deplore you.