Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Calcutta / Camembert
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Calcutta, the Indian city, is now officially Kolkata; until the new name
is fully established, the use of both on first reference is advisable.
Calderón, Felipe. (1962–) President of Mexico (2006–).
Calderón de la Barca (y Henao), Pedro. (1600–1681) Spanish playwright.
calico, pl. calicoes.
caliper.
Callicrates. (fl. fifth c. bc) Greek architect, co-designer (with Ictinus)
of the Parthenon.
calligraphy is an art. The science of studying written text is graphology.
Callimachus. (fl. third c. bc) Greek scholar.
calliope. Fairground steam-organ, named after Calliope, the Greek
muse of epic poetry.
callous, callus. The first means insensitive, the second is a thickening
of the skin.
Calmann-Lévy. French publisher.
Caltech (one word) is the common name for the California Institute
of Technology in Pasadena.
Calypso. Nymph who delayed Odysseus for seven years on his way
home from Troy.
camaraderie.
Cambodia has been variously known in recent decades as the Khmer
Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, and the People’s Republic of
Kampuchea, but in 1989 it resumed its historical name of Cambodia.
Cambridgeshire. English county.
Camden Yards. Baseball stadium, home of Baltimore Orioles; formally
it is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
camellia for the flower. Not camelia.
Camembert. (Cap.) Soft French cheese and the village in Normandy
for which it is named.