Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

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moniker / moose
moniker (not monicker) for a name or nickname.
Monnet, Jean. (1888–1979) French statesman; but Claude Monet for
the artist.
Monongahela. River in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
mononucleosis is the American term for the illness known in Britain
and elsewhere as glandular fever, a consideration that should be
borne in mind if writing for an international audience.
Monserrat, Spain, but Montserrat, Leeward Islands.
monsieur, pl. messieurs.
Montagnard. French for “mountain dweller,” it is the name given to
the radical faction during the French Revolution because of the
elevated position of their seats in the National Convention. The
term is also applied to some Southeast Asian hill tribes.
Montaigne, Michel (Eyquem) de. (1533–1592) French philosopher and
essayist.
Mont Blanc. Alpine mountain. But Montblanc for the pen.
Montenegro, Republic of. Formerly part of Yugoslavia; capital Podgorica.
Monterey for the city and bay in California and towns in Indiana,
Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Virginia, but Monterrey for the
city in Mexico and town in Colorado.
Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de.
(1689–1755) French philosopher and jurist.
Montessori. System of teaching developed by Maria Montessori
(1870–1952), Italian doctor and educator.
Monteverdi, Claudio Giovanni Antonio. (1567–1643) Italian composer.
Montevideo. Capital of Uruguay.
Montparnasse, Paris.
Montpelier for the capital of Vermont, but Montpellier, France.
Mont-Saint-Michel, France (hyphens).
Montserrat, Leeward Islands, but Monserrat, Spain.
moose. Pl. same.