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The expression "the Queen's English" refers to an imaginary standard of language spoken by the British monarch.
The expression was/is only ever used in the negative - as a contrast to someone's manner of speech.
The actual style of English spoken by the Queen is a particular form of upper-class English and is somewhat old-fashioned.
What it really meant was that the person using the phrase looked down on the vocabulary and grammar being used by the person or people referred to.
The wonderful thing about English - which some people in other countries envy - is its ability to adapt and move on with changing times. It is a living langauge, which changes with the decades.
"Proper" English is anything which allows the speaker to communicate effectively with their particular audience at any given time. We all speak differently to our grandparents than we do to our friends.
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∙ 13y agoQueen Elisabeth II is English or more correctly British
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What was queen elizabeth 1 jobs?
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Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter to the first English company to do business on a wide scale in India.
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No. Queen Elizabeth II is the English queen
Where is Queen Elizabeth from?
Queen Elizabeth is English.
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it was queen elizabeth
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queen victoria
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Queen Elizabeth was the queen of England when the English were attacked by the Spanish.
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Queen Elizabth I =]
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Queen Elizabeth I.
What is French for queen?
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