Standard English
Example Sentences
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In a study by professor Neil Kirk, most Scottish participants assumed AI-generated Scottish Standard English or Dundonian Scots voices were human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
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
Selections from The Faery Queen in Standard English Classics and other school editions.
From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by William Joseph Long
