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Sherwin Cody

American writer · Writers · Lived 1868 to 1959 · aged 91

Alpheus Sherwin Cody was an American writer and entrepreneur who developed a long-running home-study course in speaking and writing and a signature series of advertisements asking “Do You Make These Mistakes in English?” A critic of traditional English education, Cody advocated colloquial style and grammar.

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His course, presented in a patented workbook format which he described as self-correcting, was purchased by over 150,000 students from its inception in 1918. He published essays, books and articles virtually nonstop from 1893 through 1950. In a book published in 1895, he gave the advice, "Write what you know - so go out and know something."

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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1959 · aged 91