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.
being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver. Standard (adj) hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors. Standard (adj) not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees. Standard (adj) not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree. Origin: [OF. estendart, F. tendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand.