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The title of this passage gives us the impression that the author is trying to demonstrate some intrinsic or linguistic relationship between pub talk and the King’s English, but in practice, it is just talking about what makes a good conversation. The author feels that pub conversation has a charm of its own and clarifies his point by describing the charming conversation he once had with some people in a pub on the topic, “the King’s English”. He shifts from a general sense of good conversation to a particular example of it. On second reflection, one might conclude that the author intentionally wrote this piece in a conversational style merely to suit his theme: during a conversation, talk is casual and free without any limitations; one can look something up in the dictionary only after a conversation to get some thinking.