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King's English

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King's English
n.
English speech or usage that is considered standard or accepted; Received Standard English.
King's English
n
(esp when the British sovereign is male) standard Southern British English
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Noun1.King's English - English as spoken by educated persons in southern England
Queen's English
English, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries


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