Benjamin Dreyer injects quite a lot of personal wit into the topic of English grammar with his Dreyer's English : an utterly correct guide to clarity and style. Dreyer is a copy editor for Random House and so has years of experience polishing up the written word, correcting grammatical errors, fixing up spelling or suggesting the correct word, tightening up phrases, and weeding out the linguistically illogical. He shares that experience in this book in an effort to help his readers improve their written English. He takes a problem per chapter, frequently devolving into a numbered, descriptive list approach but maintains interest in this somewhat dry topic by including his own opinions and anecdotes every step of the way.
I read the book for the sheer fun of reading it and would recommend it to others who enjoy examining language under the hood. I would also recommend it to those who would like to polish up their own writing.
