conditioned / conditional For conditional the rhd says: containing, subject to, or depending on “imposing, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.” And for conditioned: or subject to conditions.” “existing So prefer soul” and life.” And reserve conditional for “conditioned “conditioned such uses as agreeing to do the service was conditional: without free rent “His and the monthly stipend of $2,000 it was no deal.” conjugal means something different in the outside world than in Conjugal Śrīla Prabhupāda's lexicon. By conjugal, which all dictionaries say pertains strictly to marriage, Prabhupāda seems to mean Śrīla “amorous.” For Prabhupāda’s books, leave conjugal as is. (An entry in the Glossary can Śrīla clarify his use of the word.) For new writings, use amorous or another suitable term. consider (as) Generally, the use of to introduce the complements of and is as consider deem 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 Prabhupāda as an author, let us Śrīla 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.
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.
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