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'''Standard English''' ('''SE''', also '''standardized English''') refers to the ] of ] that is used as the national norm—the ]—in an ], especially as the language for public and formal usage.<ref>]</ref> In England and Wales, the term ''standard English'' is associated with ], the ] accent, and the United Kingdom Standard English (UKSE) grammar and vocabulary. In Scotland, the standard dialect is ]; in the United States, ] is the standard variety spoken in that country; and in Australia the national standard is called ] English.<ref>]</ref>
'''Standard English''' '''''' is a variety and form of English that had used and spoken by particular group of people or person in a country or in the states of country.
This is the informal or formal form of English which is used by group of people or person in their day to day life or in workplace or in official work.
This variety has its own accent or pronunciation and form of written English that is accepted by one and after some year accepted by nation or world.
The form or dialect is different from original English but considered as a part of English which is accepted by self or multiple person.
'''Stress or stress marks''' is considered and not considered in many Geographic regions, especially in India and some other Asian countries.
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Although a standard English is generally the most formal version of the language, a range of ] exists within any standardized English, as is often seen when comparing a newspaper article with an academic paper, for example. A distinction also may be drawn between spoken and written usage. Spoken dialects are looser than their written counterparts, and quicker to accept new grammatical forms and vocabulary. The various geographical varieties form a generally accepted set of rules, often those established by grammarians of the 18th century.<ref>]</ref>
Although a standard English is generally the most formal version of the language, a range of ] exists within any standardized English, as is often seen when comparing a newspaper article with an academic paper, for example. A distinction also may be drawn between spoken and written usage. Spoken dialects are looser than their written counterparts, and quicker to accept new grammatical forms and vocabulary. The various geographical varieties form a generally accepted set of rules, often those established by grammarians of the 18th century.<ref>]</ref>
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Standard English (SE, also standardized English) refers to the dialect of English language that is used as the national norm—the standard language—in an English-speaking country, especially as the language for public and formal usage. In England and Wales, the term standard English is associated with British English, the Received Pronunciation accent, and the United Kingdom Standard English (UKSE) grammar and vocabulary. In Scotland, the standard dialect is Scottish Standard English; in the United States, General American is the standard variety spoken in that country; and in Australia the national standard is called General Australian English.
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Although a standard English is generally the most formal version of the language, a range of registers exists within any standardized English, as is often seen when comparing a newspaper article with an academic paper, for example. A distinction also may be drawn between spoken and written usage. Spoken dialects are looser than their written counterparts, and quicker to accept new grammatical forms and vocabulary. The various geographical varieties form a generally accepted set of rules, often those established by grammarians of the 18th century.
As the result of colonisation and historical migrations of English-speaking populations, and the predominant use of English as the international language of trade and commerce (a lingua franca), English has also become the most widely used second language. In countries where English is neither a native language nor widely spoken, a non-native variant (typically English English or North American English) might be considered "standard" for teaching purposes. In some areas a pidgin or creole language, blends English with one or more native languages.
Although the standard Englishes of the various anglophone countries are very similar, often there are minor grammatical differences between them, as well as numerous vocabulary divergences. In American and Australian English, for example, "sunk" and "shrunk" as past tense forms of "sink" and "shrink" are beginning to become acceptable as standard forms, whereas standard British English still insists on "sank" and "shrank". In South African English, the deletion of verbal complements is becoming common. This phenomenon sees the objects of transitive verbs being omitted: "Did you get?", "You can put in the box". This kind of construction is not standard in most other standardized forms of English.
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