King's English

Example Sentences

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The King's English and Cockney are no longer common dialects among young people in the South East of England, according to a new study.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

“He may butcher the King’s English occasionally, and God knows he tweets too much, but he’s got my back,” Mr. Pennacchio said.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2020

The Brontës’ novels are stuffed full of dialect, and Heathcliff hardly speaks the King’s English.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2019

In The King’s English, the Fowler brothers counseled against Americanisms, but expressed envy over fall:

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2018

The King’s English and whatever his people spoke in Zambia.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia