Dreyer’s English are the best! This Saturday on Whad’ya Know, the Podcast
Among other really important jobs at Random House (VP & executive managing editor and probably more)
Benjamin Dreyer is the Copy Chief. I believe this means he gets to edit the works of pretty much anybody on the list he
wants to, which has included Michael Chabon, Edmund Morris, Elizabeth Strout, E.L. Doctorow and Calvin Trillin, among
others. Big job–this is like being able to tell King James he’s using the wrong meaning of Virgin, so change it.
His new one, Dreyer’s English, is a guide to usage and style not just for A-listers but for all of us daring to go beyond 140
characters in his or her or their writing. (Believe me, this will come up. Maybe even ter.
If we can believe this elegant voice on Audible is a guy from Queens, let’s listen to Benjamin Dreyer with evocative thoughts
on the evocative comma:
Benjamin Dreyer, Saturday, April 6 at 10 am CDT, around midnight in Seoul, live on facebook.com/whadyaknow.net/
Podcast later in the day on @iTunes and Soundcloud.com
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