Do you make these mistakes in English?
Battistella, Edwin L.
Do you make these mistakes in English? the story of Sherwin Cody's famous language school / [electronic resource] : Edwin L. Battistella. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (x, 214 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Linguist Edwin Battistella tells the story of Sherwin Cody and his famous English course, situating both the man and the course in early-20th century cultural history. The author shows how Cody became a grammatical entrepreneur and mass-marketer whose ads asked 'Is Good English Worth 25 Cents to You?'.
9780199867356 (ebook) : No price
Cody, Sherwin, 1868-1959.
English teachers--United States--Biography.
Businesspeople--United States--Biography.
Language and culture--History--United States--20th century.
Correspondence schools and courses--History--20th century.
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.
PE64.C64
428.007150973
Do you make these mistakes in English? the story of Sherwin Cody's famous language school / [electronic resource] : Edwin L. Battistella. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (x, 214 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Linguist Edwin Battistella tells the story of Sherwin Cody and his famous English course, situating both the man and the course in early-20th century cultural history. The author shows how Cody became a grammatical entrepreneur and mass-marketer whose ads asked 'Is Good English Worth 25 Cents to You?'.
9780199867356 (ebook) : No price
Cody, Sherwin, 1868-1959.
English teachers--United States--Biography.
Businesspeople--United States--Biography.
Language and culture--History--United States--20th century.
Correspondence schools and courses--History--20th century.
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.
PE64.C64
428.007150973