- (the) Queen's English
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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 King'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
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 king's English — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Queen of Elfan's Nourice — or The Queen of Elfland s Nourice is Child ballad number 40, [Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads , [http://www.sacred texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch040.htm The Queen of Elfan s Nourice ] ] although fragmentary in form. [Francis … Wikipedia
The Queen (play) — The Queen, or The Excellency of Her Sex is a Caroline era tragicomedy. Though published anonymously in 1653, The play is now generally attributed to John Ford mdash; making it a significant addition to the very limited canon of Ford s works.The… … Wikipedia
The Queen's School, Chester — The Queen s School is an independent day school for girls aged 4 18 located in Chester, England. The school was founded in 1878 and was originally called The Chester School for Girls. In 1882, Queen Victoria (who was the school s first patron)… … Wikipedia
The Queen Is Dead — Studio album by The Smiths Released 16 June 1986 … Wikipedia
The Queen of Corinth — is a Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy in the canon of John Fletcher and his collaborators. It was initially published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647.DateScholars have dated the play to the 1616 ndash;18 period, based in… … Wikipedia
The Queen of Zamba — … Wikipedia
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls — is a 2004 Swedish movie from 2004 entirely in English and in an English setting. Helena Bergström plays Nancy Ackerman, who gets a job as a nanny for a rich English family. Her employers find in her a strong resemblance to a daughter who died… … Wikipedia
