Staples Cosner's Corner store closing. Staples has announced that its Cosner's Corner location will be closing. A Fredericksburg-area Staples is closing its doors as the company shifts to a heavier online business model. The Staples in Cosnerâs Corner shopping center on U.S. 1 in Spotsylvania County will shut its doors on Feb. 14.
Standard English. n. The variety of English that is generally acknowledged as the model for the speech and writing of educated speakers, especially when contrasted with speech varieties that are limited to or characteristic of a certain region or social group.
Ask a group of experts to define Standard American English, and you'll find, paradoxically, there's no standard answer. Even the editors of The American Heritage Dictionary are careful to qualify their definition.They note: American Heritage goes on to explain that the term:he unaccented variety that is sometimes called Standard American or Standard Speech is one taught by accent coaches. This form is actually an idealized dialect-meaning, it's not really spoken anywhere, but instead is acquired through professional training.