conditioned / conditional For conditional the rhd says: “imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.” And for conditioned: “existing or subject to conditions.” So prefer “conditioned soul” and “conditioned life.” And reserve conditional for such uses as “His agreeing to do the service was conditional: without free rent and the monthly stipend of $2,000 it was no deal.” conjugal Conjugal means something different in the outside world than in Śrīla Prabhupāda's lexicon. By conjugal, which all dictionaries say pertains strictly to marriage, Śrīla Prabhupāda seems to mean “amorous.” For Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books, leave conjugal as is. (An entry in the Glossary can clarify his use of the word.) For new writings, use amorous or another suitable term. consider (as) Generally, the use of as to introduce the complements of consider and deem is superfluous. We consider Kṛṣṇa [no as] the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even if coming from a low caste, a pure Vaiṣṇava is deemed [no as] more qualified than a high-caste brāhmaṇa. Still, consider as does have its proper use, to convey the sense of thinking about a person or object in a particular aspect, in distinction to others. Now that we have considered Śrīla Prabhupāda as an author, let us consider him as the leader of a religious movement new to the West. Contents-page numbering On contents pages for books and periodicals, the number assigned for a chapter or article should match the page on which the chapter or article actually begins, whether by text or by title, even if an associated photo or illustration appears on a facing verso page. cow killing No hyphen, except when the phrase is used as an adjective. so: The king forbid all cow killing. but: He was appalled by these cow-killing barbarians. curd In Indian English, curd most often means yogurt. Revise accordingly.
books we accept this. But when such a sense is intended in new works, prefer a word that still bears it. equipoised Not equiposed. eulogy / eulogize / eulogization A eulogy is a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, but the term is used especially for a set oration in praise of a person deceased. Unless you have a reason not to, in non-funereal contexts prefer praise, both as noun and as verb. Alternatives include acclaim and the verbs extol, commend, and applaud. Circumstances that would warrant the extra freight of eulogization must be rare. exact same Generally considered unacceptable in formal writing. Delete exact or use exactly the same. experience Watch out for overuse. Alternatives include see, hear, feel, taste, find, know, behold, encounter, go through, pass through, bear, undergo, endure, suffer, face, put up with, run up against, fall into, relish, enjoy, take part in, partake of, perceive, notice, and sense. exploitative / exploitive Our dictionaries accept both. Exploitative, dating from 1885, has the older pedigree. The earliest date for the more economical exploitive is 1921. eye to eye Śrīla Prabhupāda sometimes uses this idiom when he means “face to face.” For example: “Only in this śuddha-sattva state can one always see Kṛṣṇa eye to eye by dint of pure affection for the Lord.” To “see eye to eye” means “to have exactly the same opinion; agree.” When the wrong idiom appears in already published books, it deserves to be fixed. falldown Śrīla Prabhupāda uses the word falldown to mean, in essence, a fall. Although our dictionaries do not recognize falldown, when Śrīla Prabhupāda uses it we accept it. Elsewhere, prefer fall. In some contexts, downfall may be a suitable alternative. fearfulness Why not just fear?
Proper names (≠ - ≠) or (≠ ≠ ≠): svardhunī urugāya svayambhuva unless epithet, then (-S - ≠) ṛtambhara (name of viṣṇuyaśaso, etc. vṛṣadhvaja padma-ja (above) (-E3 - ≠) ?? priya-śravasi (-S - -) uttama-śloka, uttamaḥ-śloka (-S - -) sadā-śiva (-S - -) (etc.) (- - -rc) Yogamāyā (-S - ≠rc) Nitya-samāsas (≠ - ≠): ūrṇanābhi, ṣaṭpada, madhuvrata Regular terms which are always hyphenated (- - -): śva-pakān puṁś-calī Separate words praty uta yady apy yad vā --------------------------- dhanavat-tamaḥ (2 suffixes, both -S) paran-tapa mataṅ-gaja ṁv (external sandhi) sva-rāṭ, sva-stha regular (- - ≠) Puruṣa (Cap in purport, at least in Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta) it is mano-rama, (hyphenated because quoted from verse) sad-asat kumbha-yoniḥ uncommon name, so consider it an epithet Some clichés to watch out for 99% of the world’s population today