Sentence examples for speaks proper from inspiring English sources

For the same reason, he always speaks proper French, not the accented slang of the banlieues.

Perhaps she is accepted because she speaks proper English, having grown up in Eton (and a Chelsea fan since she reached the age of reason, she said).

But if one speaks proper English, wears a shirt and a tie — " Lee was suddenly distracted by someone across the street.

Doris Ryan said she did not believe the first night of the series would be the lasting impression of her son, as much a sailor as a football coach, and she did not think he would repeat what she called a "barrage of profanity .To be clear: it's not that she believes her son never swears, or that he always speaks proper English, with impeccable grammar.

They never spoke proper English.

"He couldn't speak proper English.

"I mind that she doesn't speak proper English".

"Now, y'all know I can speak proper English," Bassett joked when I met her.

In other words, if you don't speak proper, you ain't one of us.

Their attitude was that we should either speak proper Ukrainian or proper English, period.

Wah! Government say Singlish no good, must learn how to speak proper English.