Dreyer’s English By Benjamin Dreyer
- Narrated by: Benjamin Dreyer, Alison Fraser
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 01-29-19
Dreyer’s English AudioBook Summary
A witty, informative guide to writing from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus – in the tradition of The Elements of Style.
“Utterly delightful…will stand among the classics on how to use the English language properly.” (Elizabeth Strout)
We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to write better. Benjamin Dreyer is here to help.
As Random House’s copy chief, 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 deconstructing the English language with playful erudition. Now, he distills everything he has learned from the myriad books he has copyedited and overseen into a useful guide not just for writers but for everyone who wants to put their best prose foot forward.
As authoritative as it is amusing, Dreyer’s English offers lessons on punctuation, from the underloved semicolon to the enigmatic en dash; the rules and non-rules of grammar, including why it’s okay to begin a sentence with “And” or “But” and to confidently split an infinitive; and why it’s best to avoid the doldrums of the wan intensifiers and throat clearers, including “very”, “rather”, “of course”, and the dreaded “actually”. Dreyer will let you know whether “alright” is all right (sometimes) and even help you brush up on your spelling – though, as he notes, “The problem with mnemonic devices is that I can never remember them.”
File Size: 266.54 MB
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