Standard English
Example Sentences
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Standard English punctuation is still alive and well; in the online world, nonstandard punctuation is alive and well.…
From The New Yorker • Dec. 10, 2015
Remember, for many Americans, Standard English is only used in formal settings—business and school, but not home.
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2014
Grammarians push Standard English at the expense of other forms, he asserts.
From BBC • May 13, 2013
Standard English was all very well for Anglophone societies, but out there in the wider world, a non-native "decaffeinated English", declared Nerriere, was becoming the new global phenomenon.
From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2010
Additional exercises and comments to be used in conjunction with Standard English Braille in twenty lessons.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
