Dreyer’s English

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A witty, informative guide to writing good English from Random House s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter s leading enforcers of proper grammar a twenty first century Elements of Style. As authoritative as it is amusing, this book distills everything Benjamin Dreyer has learned from the hundreds of books he has copyedited, including works by Elizabeth Strout, E L Doctorow, and Frank Rich, into a useful guide not just for writers but for everyone who wants to put their best foot forward in writing prose Dreyer offers lessons on the ins and outs of punctuation and grammar, including how to navigate the words he calls the confusables, like tricky homophones the myriad ways to use and misuse a comma and how to recognize though not necessarily do away with the passive voice Hint If you can plausibly add by zombies to the end of a sentence, it s passive People are sharing their writing than ever on blogs, on Twitter and this book lays out, clearly and comprehensibly, everything writers can do to keep readers focused on the real reason writers write to communicate their ideas clearly and effectively Chock full of advice, insider wisdom, and fun facts on the rules and nonrules of the English language, this book will prove invaluable to everyone who wants to shore up their writing skills, mandatory for people who spend their time editing and shaping other people s prose, and perhaps best of all an utter treat for anyone who simply revels in language. New Read Dreyer’s English By Benjamin Dreyer For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I just love this book When I first heard Terry Gross interviewing Dreyer on NPR s Fresh Air, I thought he was trying too hard to make amusing something that can be utterly stultifying However, when I had the chance to listen to Dreyer reading the book, published by Penguin Random House Audio, I was entranced and delighted How can this be, you ask It is simply perverse and counterintuitive that reading a style book on writing would be amusing.Dreyer s delivery is dry, dry as a bone, so o o dr I just love this book When I first heard Terry Gross interviewing Dreyer on NPR s Fresh Air, I thought he was trying too hard to make amusing something that can be utterly stultifying However, when I had the chance to listen to Dreyer reading the book, published by Penguin Random House Audio, I was entranced and delighted How can this be, you ask It is simply perverse and counterintuitive that reading a style book on writing would be amusing.Dreyer s delivery is dry, d...As a copy editor myself and a big fan of Benjamin Dreyer s Twitter presence, I was dying to get my hands on this book, and it did not disappoint Not only is this book funny and fun to read, it s so, so helpful for anyone seeking to improve their writing or editing skills I ve been in this business for nearly 25 years and didn t think I d actually learn anything new from Dreyer s En...If you think I am not the kind of person to read a style guide, you are correct I do not read them for fun or pleasure, and I try to avoid them even for professional growth But I knew this one would be different as I ve followed Dreyer on Twitter for several years and he also follows me, full disclosure I had enough of a hunch that it would be a true delight that I even read the AUDIOBOOK Yes, that is correct I rea...What if I told you that there s a style guide written in such an effervescent, wry, witty, engaging voice, that you would want to read it on the beach What if I told you that it was so expertly writte...I love books about books Kory Stamper s Word by Word The Secret Life of Dictionaries was one of my favorite books of 2017 and books about writing, so it s no surprise that when I saw the description for this book, I was incredibly excited to read it A reference book by one of Twitter s leading language gurus Right up my alley This is a handy little guide to writing that would make the perfect gift for any copy editor, grammarian, lover of language, or anybody who really just wants to impro I love books about books Kory Stamper s Word by Word The Secret Life of Dictionaries was one of my favorite books of 2017 and books about writing, so it s no surprise that when I saw the description for this book, I was incredibly excited to read it A reference book by one of Twitter s leading language gurus Right up my alley This is a ha...Come for the text, but stay for the footnotes This is a witty and informative guide to copy editing I might have thought that a copy editor would be hidebound, with a guide that tells you what is always right and what is always wrong Dreyer isopen to what others might consider wrong such as liaise as a verb , though he can still be very m...Delightful witty fun Delightful, witty fun Delightful witty fun Delightful witty fun.Quick quiz How many of the following rules do you follow when you write Never begin a sentence with and or but Never split an infinitive.Never end a sentence with a preposition.Contractions aren t allowed in formal writing.The passive voice is to be avoided.Sentence fragments are bad.A person must be a who, not a that None is singular and, dammit, only singular Whether must never be accompanied by or not Never introduce a list with li...How to use the English language properly, infused with a lot of humour, written by the copy chief of Random House.Well I have a new favorite grammar style guide Dreyer s English is friendly, approachable, amusing I read it for fun yes, I am that person, no one is shocked but I think it would also be highly useful and useable I love that Dreyer s approach to grammar is, like mine, self taught and not terminology heavy, but rather based...

Dreyer’s English
  • English
  • 19 October 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 291 pages
  • 0812995708
  • Benjamin Dreyer
  • Dreyer’s English