American English
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American English or US English is the dialect of the English language spoken in the United States of America. It is different in some ways from other types of English, such as British English. Most types of American English came from local dialects in England. During the 18th and 19th centuries, pronunciation changed less in America than in England.
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American English | |
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Region | United States |
Native speakers | 225 million, all varieties of English in the United States (2010 census)[1] 25.6 million L2 speakers of English in the United States (2003) |
Early forms | |
Latin (English alphabet) Unified English Braille[2] | |
Official status | |
Official language in | United States (32 US states, 5 non-state US territories) (see article) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
IETF | en-US[3][4] |
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