Standard English
Standard English
nounDefinition of STANDARD ENGLISH
: the English that with respect to spelling, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary is substantially uniform though not devoid of regional differences, that is well established by usage in the formal and informal speech and writing of the educated, and that is widely recognized as acceptable wherever English is spoken and understood
First Known Use of STANDARD ENGLISH
1836
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