Standard English

English

Proper noun

Standard English (uncountable)

(linguistics) The form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form.
Students with a pronounced Midland South dialect are required to take a course teaching them to speak and write in Standard English.

A debate rages on whether or not the singular they constitutes Standard English usage.

Synonyms

StE

Translations

the form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form

Chinese:
Mandarin: 標準英語, 标准英语 (biāozhǔn Yīngyǔ)
German: Standardenglisch n

Japanese: 標準英語 (ひょうじゅんえいご, hyōjun Eigo)
Russian: станда́ртный англи́йский язы́к m (standártnyj anglíjskij jazýk)

Further reading

Standard English at OneLook Dictionary Search

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