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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Queen’s English (The).
 
Dean Alford wrote a small book on this subject, whence has arisen three or four phrases, such as “clipping the Queen’s English,” “murdering the Queen’s English,” etc. Queen’s English means grammatical English.   1
 


 Queen’s Day.Queen’s Heads. 

 
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