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Exercises Ⅱ. 7. The term the Queens English was used in 1953 by Nash because at that time the reigning monarch was a queen, Elizabeth I. The term the Kings English is the more common form because the ruling monarch is generally a king. Those who are not very particular may use the term the Kings English, even when the ruling monarch is a queen. In 1602, Dekker used the term the Kings English, although the reigning monarch was still Queen Elizabeth. 8．“The King’s English” was regarded as a form 0f racial discrimination during the Norman rule in England about 1154—1399. 9．The writer thinks “the King’s English” is a class representation of reality．1t is worth trying to speak “the King’s English”，but it should not be 1aid down as an edict，and made immune to change from below．The King’s English is a model a rich and instructive one- but it ought not to be an ultimatum． Exercises Ⅱ. 10．During the Norman period，the ruling class spoke Anglo— French while the peasants spoke their native Saxon language． Language bears the stamp of the class that uses it．The King’s English today refers to the language used by the upper，educated class in England． Ⅲ． 　　1．The title of this piece is not well chosen．It misleads the readers into thinking that the writer is going to demonstrate some intrinsic or linguistic relationship between pub talk and the King’s English．Whereas the writer．in reality，is just discoursing on what makes good conversation．The King’s English is connected with “pub talk” when the writer describes the charming conversation he had with some people one evening in a pub on the topic “the King’s English” to illustrate his point that bar conversation in a pub has a charm of its own． 　　 Exercises Ⅲ． 2．1n this essay the writer alluded to many historical and literary event such as the Norman conquest，the saloons of 18th century Paris，and the words of many a man of letters． For a short expository essay like this，the allusions used are more than expected and desirable． 3． Parag