Berlitz

English Etymology Created in 1897 by Maximilian Berlitz. Proper noun A brand of language skills learning. During the teaching of the language all instruction is done in the target language. en 1957 John Steinbeck The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication 103 "Clotilde is taking a Berlitz course in American slang. I think her instructors are a little confused about it too. en 1997 Robert Ludlum The Aquitaine Progression 85 "I told him you would learn the Berlitz French so you could dine with him whenever you flew into Paris. en 2004 Joseph Finder Paranoia 49 It was as if she'd learned it from a Berlitz book. en 2004 Christopher Whitcomb Black: A Novel 213 He spoke some Arabic with a West Texas drawl, like a Berlitz tape on dying batteries. en 2006 Robert Ludlum The Ambler Warning 166 Soon then these guys would have regressed, be blabbering away in the language of their home village, and these Berlitz monkeys at the agency would have no idea what was being said, [....] en 2006 Gigi Levangie Grazer The Starter Wife 95 "It's like Berlitz. When you get to Hollywood, you're going to need to learn the language." Anagrams en beilrtz Blitzer blitzer en eponyms