Do you make these mistakes in English? [electronic resource] : the story of Sherwin Cody's famous language school / Edwin L. Battistella.

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Battistella, Edwin L

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (x, 214 p.) : illISBN:

9780199867356 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

428.007150973 22

LOC classification:

PE64.C64

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: 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?'.

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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?'.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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