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Queens English 

Gramatically correct English. Plain, to the point, free of euphamisms, jargon, slang, inuendo, etc.

There are some who deride the Queen's English as too exacting, too demanding, and accuse it of being a tool to discredit those who may have a valid point, but lack formal education, and are inarticulate, and use slang and incorrect grammar. The answer, of course, would be to give everyone a formal education, not to reject the proper pronounciation of words.
I say "ignant," not "ignorant." "Ignorant" is in the Queen's Englisn, and the Queen's English is a tool of the Man to keep us down!

Dude, you have an ivy league education, you can pronounce "ignorant" correctly, so do it. It's downright insulting for a middle-class intellectual like yourself to go around mimicking the voice patterns of urban blacks on principle. It doesn't matter what color you or they are, it matters that you're the one with the college education and they're the ones who can hardly put food on their tables.
Queens English by Teh ded Pope April 9, 2005

Queens English 

The English language as it is written and spoken in the UK.
Colour not color;
Through not thru;
Now try pronouncing aluminium without making the oooo sound!

Queens English 

see ponce and stuck-up and arrogant
i speak the queen's english so i am better than you commoners!
Queens English by Anonymous June 27, 2003

THE queens English 

Language spoken by the queen, noted as the perfect way to speak english. That's if you can understand it!
Also uses 'we' instead of 'I'.
Would 1 like to come to tea?
We are a grand-mother! (Margret Thatcher)
THE queens English by Da Gaz December 27, 2004

Queen's english 

Gramatically correct English. Plain, to the point, free of euphamisms, jargon, slang, inuendo, etc.

Everyone wants to speak the queen's english, it's just that some people can't.

There are some who deride the Queen's English as too exacting, too demanding, and accuse it of being a tool to discredit those who may have a valid point, but lack formal education, and are inarticulate, and use slang and incorrect grammar. The answer, of course, would be to give everyone a formal education, not to reject the proper pronounciation of words.

Dude, you have an education, you can pronounce "ignorant" correctly, so do it. It's downright insulting for a middle-class intellectual like yourself to go around mimicking the voice patterns of urban blacks on principle. It doesn't matter what color you or they are, it matters that you're the one with the college education and they're the ones who can hardly put food on their tables.
I say "ignant," not "ignorant." "Ignorant" is in the Queen's Englisn, and the Queen's English is a tool of the Man to keep us down! I didn't get no education, and I don't want to be posh or nuffin!
Queen's english by yeserdaysnew June 19, 2010

Queen's English 

1) Believed by uneducated or disinterested Americans and Irish to be a statement of fact

2)The speech of Cyndi Lauper
1) Madison: Teacher, kin yew barry me a pin?
Teacher: Madison, don't you know the Queen's English?
Madison: No ma'am. Is she?

2) Gurls jis wanna have fun
Queen's English by Ramon Z Adams December 18, 2010
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