English Student

By Mario V. Farina

Andrea Fisher and I struck up a friendship because she was interested in English literature. But her spoken English was atrocious. I started teaching her correct English speaking and she responded well. In the meantime, she became a sort of house keeper at my house. She began speaking English well but I began to criticize her on other matters. I really shouldn't have done that! Here's why!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mario V. Farina
• Release date: Feb 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005003937

Mario V. Farina

Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor ([e-mail]).

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