correct English
Example Sentences
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CUP&A says opinions about correct English grammar have changed, but in 1913, these would have been the expected answers:
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025
The correct English version is, “The favor of a reply is requested.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022
Futhu thought his students had looked up the correct English spellings on Facebook.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2019
A passion for correct English at some point must have turned into an obsession.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2016
The endlessly repeated claim that Webster’s Third treated ain’t as correct English is a myth.3 It originated in a press release from the publisher’s marketing department which announced “Ain’t gets official recognition at last.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
