Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Ciechanover, Aaron / Citlatépetl
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Ciechanover, Aaron. (1947–) Israeli scientist, awarded Nobel Prize for
Chemistry (2004).
Cimoszewicz, Wlodzimierz. (1950–) Prime minister of Poland
(1996–1997).
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cincinnatus, Lucius Quintus. (c. 519–c. 439 bc) Roman general.
Cinderella.
CinemaScope. Wide-screen film system.
cinéma vérité.
cineraria. Type of flower; pl. cinerarias.
cinnamon.
cinquecento. (It.) Literally “the five hundreds”; Italian name for the
sixteenth century.
Cinque Ports, England; pronounced sink.
cipher. Not cypher.
circadian. Taking place in twenty-four-hour cycles.
Circe. In Greek mythology, an enchantress on the island of Aeaea
who detained Odysseus and his men, turning the latter into
swine and bearing a son by the former.
circumstances, in the and under the. A useful distinction can be drawn
between the two. In the circumstances should indicate merely
that a situation exists: “In the circumstances, I began to feel worried.”
Under the circumstances should denote a situation in which
action is necessitated or inhibited: “Under the circumstances, I
had no choice but to leave.”
cirrhosis.
Citigroup Inc., the financial services corporation, has a habit of dazzling
inconsistency with regard to capitalization and spacing
when naming subsidiaries. Among its offshoots are Citibank, Citi
Cards, CitiFinancial, CitiMortgage, and Citi Private Bank. Take care.
Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia baseball stadium, home of the Phillies.
Citlatépetl. Dormant Mexican volcano.