Benjamin Dreyer

Random House copy chief, and author of “Dreyer’s English”

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The Oxford English Dictionary has declared “goblin mode” as its word of the year. It’s the first time a term has been chosen by the public.

Are you in ‘goblin mode?’ That’s Oxford’s word of the year

The Oxford English Dictionary has declared “goblin mode” as its word of the year. It’s the first time a term has been chosen by the public.

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What grammatical error does Benjamin Dreyer run into most when editing? Hypercorrection.

When to use ‘who’ versus ‘whom,’ and why you should freely use adjectives and adverbs

What grammatical error does Benjamin Dreyer run into most when editing? Hypercorrection.

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary has selected “pandemic” as 2020’s word of the year.

Pandemic: Merriam-Webster’s 2020 word of the year

The Merriam-Webster dictionary has selected “pandemic” as 2020’s word of the year.

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