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.
Multiple definitions. Although Standard English is generally the most formal version of the language, a range of registers exists within Standard English, as is often seen when comparing a newspaper article with an academic paper, for example. A distinction also should be drawn between spoken and written standards.