Dreyer's English: A Comprehensive Guide to Clarity and Style

By: Benjamin Dreyer (Author)

Discover the best book for mastering clarity and style in writing with Benjamin Dreyer's "Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style". This comprehensive guide offers an easy-to-read, comprehensive overview of English grammar, punctuation, and usage. With its high overall satisfaction rating, binding and pages quality, and genre, this book is sure to become a must-have for any business and professional looking to improve their writing.

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Do you want to improve your writing and make sure it's always clear and concise? Dreyer's English is the perfect guide to help you achieve that goal. This comprehensive manual offers a detailed overview of grammar, punctuation, and style, and provides helpful tips and tricks for creating clear, effective writing. With Dreyer's English, you can be sure your writing will always be utterly correct.
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Details of Dreyer's English: A Comprehensive Guide to Clarity and Style

  • Grammar Reference (Books): Grammar Reference
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 0812995708
  • Hardcover ‏ ‎: 320 pages
  • Customer Reviews: 4.7/5 stars of 2,955 ratings
  • Best Sellers Rank: #33 in Grammar Reference #43 in Words, Language & Grammar Reference#61 in Fiction Writing Reference
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 5.73 x 1.13 x 8.57 inches
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Random House; First Edition
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 1 pounds
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0812995701
  • Words, Language & Grammar Reference: Words, Language & Grammar Reference
  • Lexile measure ‏ ‎: 1130L
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Fiction Writing Reference (Books): Fiction Writing Reference

Comments

KV: Great book!

United States on Sep 22, 2023

Louise Schmelzer: Useful, usable information, well-written in a friendly way. Good resource book.

United States on Sep 10, 2023

caroline sweeney: A very funny grammar book.

United States on Aug 03, 2023

Kaniraj: The paper quality and font size are okay. However, the footnote symbols, particularly the asterisk, are not easily distinguishable in the text.

The appreciation of the contents depends on the purpose of the reader. Good for those wanting to pursue a copy editing career in a good American publishing company.

India on Oct 07, 2022

Fran: Dreyer gives us the rules as HE uses them and he has the experience. And he presents them with great humour. Love it.

Canada on Jan 19, 2022

WanabeeScientist: Even if you consider yourself to be erudite, you'll find lots of new and amusing ways of expressing yourself in print. The English language is a minefield of words and phrases ready to be misused, and this book will help guide you threw the difficulties, especially if English isn't your first language. Everybody will be able to find something they'd forgotten/never knew/hadn't understood. It's easy to dip into if you've got a few idle minutes (Warning - they might turn into an hour!) and will keep anyone who likes words amused for a very long time.

United Kingdom on Dec 11, 2021

Ms. E. A. Thompson: I loved this book. Found it via a review, and ordered it straight away. I am an amateur linguist, without academic pretensions, and I was informed and entertained both by the interesting content and opinions, but also the quick witted footnotes and sense of humour. Anyone interested in their own literary style would find it valuable, whether it confirms or challenges existing opinions.

United Kingdom on Mar 08, 2021

MrTechieGuy: This is a great book, witty and packed with information and insight regarding written English. It is the only book I’ve ever read that, upon completion of my first (always careful) reading, I immediately returned to the beginning and re-read the whole thing even more carefully. Thank you, Mr. Dreyer, for your excellent work! Five stars, for sure.

But that’s not to say it is a PERFECT book. Indeed, given that this book was written by a top-notch copy editor, and given that it underwent review by at least one other top-notch copy editor, I was surprised to find myriad awkward phrases and other anomalies—even likely errors—in the finished product.

What follows is my nitpicky list of complaints. And remember, if God did not intend for us to nitpick, S/He/It would not have made it so much fun to nitpick!

Page 14:

“A sentence written in the passive voice is one whose subject would, in a sentence constructed in the active voice, be its object.”

This is a non-definition. If you flip “passive” and “active,” the sentence is still true, but it’s still a non-definition. (In the latter case, it’s a non-definition of a sentence in the...

United States on Apr 18, 2019

Jayne P. Bowers: At first it seemed amusing, or rather the Facebook banter about the book seemed amusing. Intrigued by a friend’s comments about her personal use of the exclamation point, I clicked the link she had posted to a New York Times article about Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style. That title! I mean, it takes a lot of courage, confidence, and chutzpah to claim one’s guide as utterly correct.

I knew I had to have that book ASAP and ordered it that very hour. It arrived two days later, and I’ve been enjoying Dreyer’s writing ever since. Dreyer is funny but serious, knowledgeable but not pedantic, experienced but not condescending. I have a dogeared copy of Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style, an up-to-date edition of The Chicago Manual of Style, and two Grammar Girl (Mignon Fogarty) books, my favorite being The Grammar Devotional: Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl. Those are my go-to sources, so why did I order the ultimate guide and why am I liking it so much?

I ordered it because whether editing my own work or someone else’s, I need all the help I can get. And I want that help to be delivered by a practicing...

United States on Mar 24, 2019

TimInBC: This is my new #1 language reference. It's pragmatic, up-to-date, and often funny. Dreyer explains his decisions, and indicates which rules are more flexible than others. He admits to granting himself some personal exceptions. The footnotes are particularly good.

Dreyer also speaks from a solid platform, as a lead editor at a busy and famous publishing house. He does this stuff all day, every day, assuming that his energetic Twitter presence (which I also recommend highly) is a personal-time thing.)

I suggest buying multiple copies, because you will want to give some as gifts. Yes, it's that good. And I am not B. Dreyer's mom; I have never met him.

Canada on Feb 22, 2019

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Grammar Reference (Books) Grammar Reference
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 0812995708 1524796492 0956965636
Hardcover ‏ ‎ 320 pages 224 pages
Customer Reviews 4.7/5 stars of 2,955 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 6,388 ratings 4.5/5 stars of 2,903 ratings
Best Sellers Rank #33 in Grammar Reference #43 in Words, Language & Grammar Reference#61 in Fiction Writing Reference #27 in Iraq War Biographies#51 in Afghan War Biographies#3,097 in Memoirs #1,193 in British & Irish Humor & Satire#2,563 in Business & Professional Humor#2,669 in Lawyers & Criminals Humor
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 5.73 x 1.13 x 8.57 inches 6.42 x 0.87 x 9.54 inches 5 x 0.8 x 8 inches
Publisher ‏ ‎ Random House; First Edition Bantam; Classic Edition Albatross; 4c edition
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 1 pounds 1 pounds 12.4 ounces
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-0812995701 978-1524796495 978-0956965639
Words, Language & Grammar Reference Words, Language & Grammar Reference
Lexile measure ‏ ‎ 1130L
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Fiction Writing Reference (Books) Fiction Writing Reference
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