Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

epellent / revertible � 291
repellent.
repetition, repetitive.
replete is not merely full but overfull, stuffed.
replica. An exact copy. A scale model is not a replica. Only some -
thing built to the same scale as the original and using the same
materials is a replica. It therefore follows that “exact replica” is
always redundant.
repository.
reprehensible.
reproducible.
Repubblica, La. Italian newspaper. Note -bb-.
Resnais, Alain. (1922–) French film director.
respirator. Not -er.
respite, temporary or brief. It is in the nature of respites to be both. It
is enough to say that somebody or something enjoyed a respite.
restaurateur. Not -rant-.
restive properly means balky or obstinate, refusing to move or
budge. A crowd of protesters may grow restive upon the arrival
of mounted police, but a person sitting uncomfortably on a
hard bench is better described as restless.
résumé.
resuscitate, resuscitator.
retraceable.
retroussé (masc.)/retroussée (fem). Turned up, particularly applied
to noses.
retsina. Greek white wine flavored with resin.
Reuters. (No apos.) News agency.
reveille.
Revelation, Book of. Not -ions.
reversible.
revert back is always redundant. Delete back.
revertible.