Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

on vivant, bon viveur / bo’s’n, bosun, bo’sun
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bon vivant, bon viveur. The first is a person who enjoys good food; the
second a person who lives well.
Book-of-the-Month Club.
Boonyaratglin, Gen. Sonthi. (1946–) Leader of military coup in Thai -
land in 2006; on second reference he is Gen. Sonthi.
Boorstin, Daniel. (1914–2004) American historian.
Bophuthatswana. Former South African black homeland; capital
Mmabatho. Reintegrated into South Africa in 1994.
bordellos.
Borders Books and Music. (No apos.)
Borghese. Noble Italian family.
Borgia, Rodrigo. (1431–1503) Pope Alexander VI, father of Cesare Bor -
gia (1476–1507) and Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519).
Borglum, Gutzon. (1871–1941) American sculptor, designer of the
presidential memorial at Mount Rushmore; full name John
Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum.
Bormann, Martin. (1900–1945) Nazi politician.
born, borne. Both are past participles of the verb bear, but by convention
they are used in slightly different ways. Born is limited
to the idea of birth (“He was born in December”). Borne is used
for the sense of supporting or tolerating (“She has borne the
burden with dignity”), but is also used to refer to giving birth in
active constructions (“She has borne three children”) and in
passive constructions followed by “by” (“The three children
borne by her...”).
Borodin, Alexander (Porfiryevich). (1833–1887) Russian composer.
borscht.
Börse, Borsa, Bourse. Respectively German, Italian, and French for
stock exchange.
Bosch, Hieronymus. (c. 1450–1516) Dutch painter, born Hieronymus
van Aken.
bo’s’n, bosun, bo’sun are all abbreviations of boatswain, a naval of-