For the record, Benjamin Dreyer thinks "only godless savages eschew the series comma." The copy chief at Random House, Dreyer has spent decades clarifying and polishing the prose of all sorts of authors. In this erudite, illuminating, and endlessly amusing guide, he offers "selective and idiosyncratic and, I hope, useful advice" to all writers, whether of emails, memos, letters, or books. From long-standing grammar rules it's okay to disregard to the definitive guide to hyphen use to oft-confused/misused words, Dreyer's English is as enlightening as it is fun to read, sure to delight grammarians, word lovers, and anyone desiring to sharpen their writing skills.