Dreyer's English
An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
Recommended by Christina Reynolds, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #11 in English Grammar, Ranked #18 in Editing — see more rankings.
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... more
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... more
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Christina Reynolds Yes, it’s a book about copy editing. And even though I disagree with his take on the Oxford comma, it’s a delightful must read. https://t.co/UJ0hTAYXsx (Source)
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- #45 in Writing
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