King's English
Noun
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Noun
King's English
- (often preceded by the) Especially in England, spoken or written English which is standard, characterised by grammatical correctness, proper usage of words and expressions, and (when spoken) formal British pronunciation.
- 2006, James Gleick, "Cyber-Neologoliferation ↗," New York Times, 5 Nov. (retrieved 15 Aug. 2010):
- The O.E.D. is unlike any other dictionary. . . . It wants every word, all the lingo: idioms and euphemisms, sacred or profane, dead or alive, the King’s English or the street’s.
- 2006, James Gleick, "Cyber-Neologoliferation ↗," New York Times, 5 Nov. (retrieved 15 Aug. 2010):
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