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> O mighty Oracle, who knows the Queen personally, pray tell me:
>
> Where did the phrase "The Queen's English" come from? I'd assumed it
> was common knowledge that she was.


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The mighty Oracle, being personally acquainted with Nanny Fine, finds that
her English comes from her place of origin, Queens, not, as some would
assume, from a nasal dysfunction. It will be noted that her English is
different in kind from that of Daphne of the Frasier household.
 
Another possible origin of the phrase has to do with the fact that in
history commonly marriages among royalty were arranged between countries to
ensure peace, so that the Queen was usually from a different country than
the King.  The phrase "The Queen's English" was thus a source of pride for
any country lucky enough to have a Queen from England.