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King's English

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Noun

1. king's english, queen's english

English as spoken by educated persons in southern England

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King's English

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noun
(esp when the sovereign is male) standard Southern British English

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King's English

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standard or accepted (esp. British) English usage in speech or writing
so called from the notion of royal sanction: with the

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King's English

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n.
Standard English in England.

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