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Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

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time, at this moment in / together with, along with � 333<br />

time, at this moment in. Unless you are striving <strong>for</strong> an air of linguistic<br />

ineptitude, never use this expression. Say “now.”<br />

Timor Leste. Asian republic; capital Dili.<br />

tin lizzie. A Model T Ford, not any old car.<br />

tinnitus. Persistent ringing in the ears.<br />

Tin Pan Alley. District of Manhattan where music publishers once<br />

congregated.<br />

tinsel.<br />

tintinnabulation. Ringing sound of bells.<br />

Tintoretto. (1518–1594) Italian artist; real name Jacopo Robusti.<br />

Tipperary. Town <strong>and</strong> county in the Republic of Irel<strong>and</strong>.<br />

tipsy. Not -ey. Mildly intoxicated.<br />

tiramisu. Italian dessert.<br />

Tirol. German <strong>for</strong> Tyrol, region of Austria.<br />

’Tis Pity She’s a Whore. Not a Pity. Play by John Ford (1633).<br />

Titian. (c. 1490–1576) Italian painter; in Italian, Tiziano Vecellio.<br />

titillate.<br />

titivate.<br />

Tito, Marshal. (1892–1980) Prime minister of Yugoslavia (1945–1953),<br />

president (1953–1980); born Josip Broz.<br />

tmesis. Interposing a word between the syllables of another, as in<br />

abso-bloody-lutely.<br />

TNT. A well-known explosive. The initials are short <strong>for</strong> trinitrotoluene.<br />

to all intents <strong>and</strong> purposes is unnecessarily wordy. “To all intents” is<br />

enough.<br />

toboggan.<br />

toby jug. (No caps.)<br />

Tocqueville, Alexis (Charles Henri Maurice Clérel) de. (1805–1859) French<br />

politician <strong>and</strong> historian.<br />

together with, along with. With in both expressions is a preposition,<br />

not a conjunction, <strong>and</strong> there<strong>for</strong>e does not govern the verb.

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