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Benjamin Dreyer
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Benjamin Dreyer is an American author and retired Random House copy chief whose nonfiction work addresses clarity, grammar, punctuation, and prose style.
Biography
Benjamin Dreyer is an American writer and copy editor born on May 11, 1958. He served as copy chief at Random House until his retirement in 2023. His editing experience includes hundreds of books, with works by Elizabeth Strout, E. L. Doctorow, and Frank Rich among them.
Dreyer is the author of Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, published in 2019. Drawing on his copyediting experience, he addresses grammar, punctuation, easily confused words, and the choices that help prose communicate clearly. His guidance is intended for writers, editors, and others seeking to improve their writing. The Washington Post described him as “the unofficial language guru on Twitter.”
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Books by Benjamin Dreyer
Dreyer's English
Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style draws on its author’s copyediting experience to offer guidance on clear, effective prose. It covers grammar, punctuation, easily confused words, comma usage, and recognizing the passive voice.