- Queen's English, the
- ,Queen's `English, the noun OLD-FASHIONEDthe form of spoken and written British English that is considered correct by most people
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Queen's English, the
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Queen's English Society — The Queen s English Society was founded in 1972 by Joe Clifton, an Oxford graduate and schoolteacher. HistoryA letter Mr. Clifton had sent to his local newspaper (the West Sussex Gazette) deploring the current decline in standards of English had… … Wikipedia
The Queen's English — English Eng lish, n. 1. Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons. [1913 Webster] 2. The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Queen Was in the Parlour — The Queen Was in the Parlour: a romance in three acts is a play by the English writer Noel Coward. Belonging to the Ruritanian romance genre, its title is drawn from a line in the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence. Although written in 1922,… … Wikipedia
Queen's English — means either the standard form of written Brittish English regarded as correct or a standard form of spoken British English regarded as correct [http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main?query=Queens+english title=21st … Wikipedia
(the) Queen's English Society — the Queen’s English Society [the Queens English Society] (abbr QES) a British charity which aims to encourage the use of good English. It is opposed to many modern developments in the language and encourages traditional teaching methods. The… … Useful english dictionary
Queen's English — n BrE speak the Queen s English to speak very correctly and in a way that is typical of people who belong to the highest social class →↑King s English … Dictionary of contemporary English
(the) Queen's English — the Queen’s English UK US noun old fashioned the form of spoken and written British English that is considered correct by most people Thesaurus: varieties and types of englishhyponym … Useful english dictionary
Queen's English — ► NOUN ▪ the English language as correctly written and spoken in Britain … English terms dictionary
Queen's English — noun English as spoken by educated persons in southern England • Syn: ↑King s English • Hypernyms: ↑English, ↑English language * * * the ˌQueen s ˈEnglish 7 [Queen s English] … Useful english dictionary
Queen's English — noun BrE speak the Queen s English to speak very correctly and in a way that is typical of people who belong to the highest social class see also: King s English … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
