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Stay Tuned with Preet

The Laws of Language (with Benjamin Dreyer)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.832.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Stay Tuned, "The Laws of Language," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- His concerns about casual use of the term "treason" -- Mueller's statement that indicting a sitting president is "unconstitutional" -- Election of judges -- Donald Trump Jr.'s erroneous tweet about Preet Benjamin Dreyer, copy chief of Random House and author of the New York Times best seller Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about language, writing, and why good writing is a form of morality. Bonus clips from the interview are available for members of the CAFE Insider community Sign up to receive free references and supplemental materials for Stay Tuned episodes, a weekly newsletter, and updates from Preet. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.3

From Cafe, welcome to Stay Tuned. I'm Pete Barara.

1:04.5

It has occurred to me that good writing is a kind of morality. Honest communication,

1:10.2

thoughtful use of words. I think the way we talk to one another, the way we write to

1:15.9

one another is about how we are interacting with one another and an attempt at basic human

1:23.9

decency. I mean, your language is one of your prime mechanisms. We can all communicate

1:30.1

with tone of voice and eye contact as much as we want but it's the very words that we're

1:34.3

choosing that are most important. That's Benjamin Dreyer, copy chief at Random House

1:40.1

and a Pontimiz author of the book, Dreyer's English, an utterly correct guide to clarity

1:46.1

and style. It is a surprise New York Times bestselling book but a very welcome surprise.

1:51.4

Ben and I waited to controversial waters, Oxford commas, semicolons and garden variety

1:56.8

cliches. Plus how particularly in these times, good writing is a kind of morality. But first,

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