Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

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mandamus / March, Fredric
mandamus. Writ commanding that a particular thing be done or a
public duty performed.
mandatory, mandatary. The first means compulsory; the second is a
much rarer word, which applied to holding a mandate.
Mandlikova, Hana. (1962–) Czech tennis player.
Manet, Édouard. (1832–1883) French artist.
maneuver.
mangoes/mangos. Either is correct.
Manhattan, not -en, for the island borough at the heart of New York
City; the cocktail is manhattan (lowercase).
manifesto, pl. manifestos.
Manila. Capital of the Philippines. The paper and envelopes, etc., are
usually spelled lowercase: manila.
Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron, Canada.
mannequin, manikin. The words are broadly interchangeable, but the
first is usually reserved for the types of dummies found in store
windows and the second for anatomical models used for teaching.
An alternative spelling of manikin is mannikin.
manner born, to the. Not manor. The line is from Hamlet.
mano a mano. (Sp.) “Hand to hand.”
mantel, mantle. The first is the usual spelling for the frame around a
fireplace; the second for all other senses. Note also the spellings
of the associated words mantelshelf and mantelpiece.
Mao Zedong (formerly Mao Tse-tung). (1893–1976) Founder and
chairman of the People’s Republic of China (1949–1959), and
chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (1935–1976).
Mapplethorpe, Robert. (1947–1989) American photographer.
Maputo. Formerly Lourenço Marques; capital of Mozambique.
Maquis. French resistance during World War II.
Maracaibo. City and lake in Venezuela.
maraschino cherry.
March, Fredric. (1897–1975) Not Frederick. American actor; born
Frederick McIntyre Bickel.