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.
Definition of standard for Students. 1  1 : used as or matching a model or rule to compare against standard weight. 2  2 : regularly and widely used It's a standard practice in the trade. 3  3 : widely known and accepted to be of good and permanent value The book is a standard reference work on grammar.