Modern English

noun

1. the English language since c1475.

Modern English

noun

1. the English language since about 1450, esp any of the standard forms developed from the S East Midland dialect of Middle English See also English Middle English Old English

Example Sentences

It’s got Old English on one side and Modern English on the other, you should check it out.

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Specimens of Anglo-Saxon, and the same literally translated into Modern English.

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According to "Fowler's Modern English Usage," there should be, in this case, no comma after "Militia" because what we see in the amendment is an instance of something called "absolute construction."

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The essence of irony, Henry Fowler wrote in “A Dictionary of Modern English Usage,” is that it “postulates a double audience” — one that’s in on the joke, and another that isn’t.

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Oliver, whose death was announced on Sunday, crafted abstract, Dada-esque record covers for dozens of bands including the Pixies, Cocteau Twins, Modern English, the Breeders and His Name is Alive.

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