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Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer
4.0
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BOOK REVIEW
[Dreyer’s English] A seasoned copyeditor’s guide to clear English.
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WHAT I LIKED
I love Drey humor. Heh. Heh. Heh. Dreyer’s dry humor keeps these lessons alive! This book is exactly what it claims to be: an expert’s witty take on “good English.” His writing permeates trust. It provides clear rules, eloquent reasoning, and poignant examples. He proves his rules bring clarity, and believes a clear sentence - no matter the grammar, punctuation, etc - is the best sentence.. Furthermore, he gives power to the reader (see the passage below). Language is OURS! We change it!
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"Over the course of my career I’ve seen “light bulb” evolve into “light-bulb” and then into “lightbulb,” “baby-sit” give way to “babysit,” and—a big one—“Web site” turn into “Web-site,” then, happily, “website.” *42 How and why do these changes occur? I’ll let you in on a little secret: Because you make them happen.” (loc 975)
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
The humor is one-note. You'll love it or set it down. I wouldn't recommend reading it in a manner of days as I did. I wonder if it would have been possible for the examples to have a quirky running plot. It would have kept the snowball rolling!
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Dreyer’s English (by Benjamin Dreyer) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️✨4.5/5
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BOOK REVIEW
[Dreyer’s English] A seasoned copyeditor’s guide to clear English.
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WHAT I LIKED
I love Drey humor. Heh. Heh. Heh. Dreyer’s dry humor keeps these lessons alive! This book is exactly what it claims to be: an expert’s witty take on “good English.” His writing permeates trust. It provides clear rules, eloquent reasoning, and poignant examples. He proves his rules bring clarity, and believes a clear sentence - no matter the grammar, punctuation, etc - is the best sentence.. Furthermore, he gives power to the reader (see the passage below). Language is OURS! We change it!
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"Over the course of my career I’ve seen “light bulb” evolve into “light-bulb” and then into “lightbulb,” “baby-sit” give way to “babysit,” and—a big one—“Web site” turn into “Web-site,” then, happily, “website.” *42 How and why do these changes occur? I’ll let you in on a little secret: Because you make them happen.” (loc 975)
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
The humor is one-note. You'll love it or set it down. I wouldn't recommend reading it in a manner of days as I did. I wonder if it would have been possible for the examples to have a quirky running plot. It would have kept the snowball rolling!
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Dreyer’s English (by Benjamin Dreyer) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️✨4.5/5
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