Dreyer's English : An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Paperback)

from Schmerguls

5725. Dreyer's English An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, by Benjamin Dreyer (read 28 Dec 2020) I know one does not read a dictionary cover-to-cover and this book is sort of like a dictionary, But I set out to read it and I found it so engaging that I simply decided o read the whole t...

from SamSattler

As copy chief of Random House, Benjamin Dreyer has pretty much seen it all – over and over again. A substantial portion of Dreyer's new writing guide, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, even reads like a “Greatest Hits” list of the writing errors he has seen repeated...

from emanate28

Thoroughly enjoyable perspectives from an expert copyeditor on what makes writing stronger. He's opinionated for sure! Some of the humor gets a bit old, but overall, it keeps things entertaining. And I may not remember much of what he says to avoid or watch out for, but hopefully some things will...

from LisCarey

English is a wonderful, expressive language, but can also be very tricky. That is both the fun and the torture of turning out good prose that will enlighten, inform, and entertain in the way intended, and in that pursuit, a good copy editor is essential. Benjamin Dreyer has been the copy chief at...

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Having fun with a new book that is just a picnic for word lovers. Dreyer's English is a sort of memoir and chapbook by a man who was for years the chief copy editor over at Random House. The first half of the book is the memoir of famous books and authors he worked with and in passing some of the...