01680nam a2200349 a 4500 EDZ0000073361 StDuBDS 20170921100736.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 091013s2008 enka fo 001 0beng|d 9780199867356 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS PE64.C64 428.007150973 22 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?'. Description based on print version record. Cody, Sherwin, 1868-1959. English teachers United States Biography. Businesspeople United States Biography. Language and culture United States History 20th century. Correspondence schools and courses History 20th century. English language Rhetoric Study and teaching. Print version 9780195367126 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195367126.001.0001 ddc BK 37487 37487