キングズイングリッシュ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English King's English.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲĩŋɡɯ̟zɨ ĩŋɡɯ̟ɾʲiɕːɨ]

Noun

キングズイングリッシュ • (kinguzu ingurisshu) 

  1. King's English

Usage notes

  • キングズイングリッシュ (kinguzuingurisshu) is used when the reigning monarch is male. When the monarch is female, クイーンズイングリッシュ (kuīnzu ingurisshu) is commonly used instead.

See also

  • クイーンズイングリッシュ (kuīnzu ingurisshu, “Queen's English”)

References

  1. ^ “キングズイングリッシュ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  2. ^ “キングズイングリッシュ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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