s English Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity & Style

An utterly delightful book to read, Dreyers English will stand among the classics on how to use the English language properly. ELIZABETH STROUTA complete joy. For those who care about words and for those who dont Dreyers English is the book we have all been waiting for. Wise, funny, nononsense, stylish and brilliantly practical. RACHEL JOYCEAn indispensable, New York Timesbestselling guide to the craft of writing from Random Houses longtime copy chief and one of Twitters leading language gurus. We all write, all the time books, blogs, tweets, emails, emails, emails and we all want to write better. Benjamin Dreyer is here to help. As copy chief of Random House, Dreyer has upheld the standards of the legendary publisher for more than two decades. He is beloved by authors and editors alike not to mention his followers on social media for playfully, brilliantly deconstructing the English language. Dreyers English is the distillation of everything he has learned from copyediting thousands of books, the perfect guide not just for writers but for everyone who wants to put their best prose foot forward. Both authoritative and amusing, Dreyers English offers lessons on punctuation, from the underloved semicolon to the enigmatic endash the rules and nonrules of grammar, including why its OK to begin a sentence with And or But and to confidently split an infinitive and why its best to avoid the doldrums of the Wan Intensifiers and Throat Clearers, including very, rather, of... | Benjamin Dreyer Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity & Style