Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Grand Guignol / grenadier � 145
Grand Guignol. High drama, constructed around a sensational
theme. The term comes from the Théâtre du Grand Guignol in
Paris, where such plays were in vogue in the last years of the
nineteenth century.
grandiloquence, not -eloquence, for inflated speech.
grand jury. In U.S. law, a jury of up to twenty-three people empowered
to decide whether enough evidence exists for a case to proceed
against an accused person.
Grand Ole Opry.
Grasmere, Cumbria, England; site of Dove Cottage, home of the
poet William Wordsworth.
gratia Dei. (Lat.) “By God’s grace.”
grazie. (It.) Thank you.
Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati baseball stadium, home of the
Reds. Note Ball Park is two words.
Greater London, Greater Paris, etc. Cap. Greater.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee.
Greco, El. (1541–1614) Cretan-born Spanish painter; real name
Domenikos Theotokopoulos.
Greeley, Horace. (1811–1872) American politician and journalist,
founder of the New York Tribune (1841). The expression “Go
west, young man” is frequently attributed to him, probably
wrongly.
Greene, Graham. (1904–1991) British writer.
Greene, Nathanael. (1742–1786) American Revolutionary War general.
Greenstreet, Sydney. (1879–1954) British character actor.
Gregorian calendar is the type now in use in most of the world;
named for Pope Gregory XII.
Grenada. Small island state in the Caribbean, capital St. George’s.
Not to be confused with the Spanish city of Granada.
grenadier.