Guest Benjamin Dreyer is the author of the bestselling book Dreyer's English and one of the most high-profile grammar gurus working today. On the show, he shares his advice and wisdom for writing do's and don'ts. Topics include words and phrases you should try to avoid at all costs, the trick he uses to know if a sentence is written in the passive voice, transitional phrases you shouldn’t use, his controversial view on adverbs, the adjective he most overuses, and whether its appropriate to use the singular they.