Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors - Bill Bryson [109]
Schaffner, Franklin. (1920–1989) American film director.
Schakowsky, Jan. (1944–) Democratic U.S. representative from Illinois.
Scheherazade. Fictional sultan’s wife, narrator of The Arabian Nights; title of composition by Rimsky-Korsakov.
Schenectady, New York; pronounced skuh-nek'-tuh-dee.
Scheuer, James H. (1920–2005) New York congressman (1964–1992).
Scheveningen. Suburb of The Hague, the Netherlands.
Schiaparelli, Elsa. (1890–1973) Italian-born French fashion designer.
Schiller, (Johann Christoph) Friedrich von. (1759–1805) German poet, playwright, and historian.
schilling. Former Austrian unit of currency.
Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam.
Schirra, Wally. (1923–2007) American astronaut; formally he was Walter M. Schirra Jr.
schistosomiasis. Parasitic disease of tropical regions; also known as bilharziasis.
Schleiermacher, Friedrich Daniel Ernst. (1768–1834) German philosopher.
schlemiel. (Yid.) A fool.
Schlesinger, Arthur M(eier). (1888–1965) American historian, and father of Arthur M(eier) Schlesinger Jr. (1917–2007), American historian.
Schleswig-Holstein. German state.
Schlieffen, Alfred, Count von. (1833–1913) Prussian field marshal and military strategist.
Schliemann, Heinrich. (1822–1890) German archaeologist who excavated Mycenae and Troy.
schmaltz. Maudlin sentimentality.
Schmeling, Max. (1905–2005) German heavyweight boxer.
Schnabel, Artur. (1882–1951) Austrian-born American pianist.
Schnabel, Julian. (1951–) American painter.
schnapps. A strong alcoholic drink.
schnauzer. Breed of dog.
schnitzel. Veal cutlet.
Schnitzler, Arthur. (1862–1931) Austrian playwright and novelist.
Schoenberg (or Schönberg), Arnold. (1874–1951) Austrian composer.
Schoendienst, Red. (1923–) American baseball player and manager; real name Albert.
Schollander, Don. (1946–) American swimmer.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York City.
Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria.
Schopenhauer, Arthur. (1788–1860) German philosopher.
Schröder, Gerhard. (1944–) Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005).
Schubert, Franz. (1797–1828) Austrian composer.
Schulberg, Budd. (1914–) American screenwriter. Note unusual spelling of Budd.
Schulz, Charles M. (for Monroe). (1922–2000) American comic strip cartoonist, creator of Peanuts.
Schuman, Robert. (1886–1963) Luxembourg-born French statesman who devised the Schuman Plan, which led to the setting-up of the European Coal and Steel Community.
Schumann, Robert. (1810–1856) German composer.
schuss. Downhill run in skiing.
Schuylkill River. Pennsylvania; pronounced skoo'-kill.
schwa. Not schwah, for the phonetic symbol E representing an indeterminate unstressed sound akin to “uh,” as with the second and fourth vowel sounds of memorandum (i.e., mem-ran-dm).
Schwabing. District of Munich.
Schwarzenegger, Arnold. (1947–) Austrian-born American bodybuilder, actor, and Republican politician; governor of California (2003–).
Schwarzkopf, Dame Elisabeth. (1915–2006) Austrian-British soprano.
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman. (1934–) American general, commander of Operation Desert Storm in the first Gulf War. The initial H. in his name stands for nothing.
Schwarzwald. (Ger.) The Black Forest.
Schwechat Airport, Vienna, Austria.
Schweitzer, Albert. (1875–1965) German theologian, medical missionary, philosopher, and musician. Established Lambaréné mission, French Equatorial Africa; awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1952).
Schweiz, die. German name for Switzerland.
Schygulla, Hanna. (1943–) German actress.
Scilly, Isles of. Group of islands off Cornwall; adj. Scillonian. Pronounced silly.
scintilla. A tiny amount.
Scofield, Paul. (1922–) British actor.
Scorsese, Martin. (1942–) American film director.
Scotch, Scottish, Scots. Except for Scotch whisky and well-established expressions such as Scotch broth and Scotch mist, Scottish and Scots are preferred. In particular, a person from Scotland is Scottish, not Scotch. The British army unit is the Scots Guards. The dog is a Scottish terrier.
Scotch tape. (Cap.)
scot-free.