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- From: mmmirash@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi)
- Subject: Re: Standards
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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 02:41:44 GMT
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- In article <1231@dsbc.icl.co.uk> jjf@dsbc.icl.co.uk (J J Farrell) writes:
- >
- >I'm glad to say that the correct standard within England is not up
- >for debate since most English people accept that there is no such thing.
-
- Results of a statistical survey, please. Have these people been
- questioned about their opinion on the Queen's English and BBC
- English ?
-
- Mandar.
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