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'''American English''' is a [[dialect]] of the original language spoken in [[England]] which is used in the [[United States]]. American English itself consists of a number of different dialects. Distinctive dialects of American English include those spoken in the South, New England, and New York City, to name only a few. Even these dialects can be broken down further into distinctive dialects, such as the English spoken in Brooklyn, or that spoken in Boston.
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'''American English''' is a sometimes anti-American term that refers to the spellings unique to the largest group of English-speaking people in the world:  the citizens of the United States.  These spellings tend to be more concise and economical than the English used in the English monarchies of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
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In spoken form, American English consists of a number of different dialects. Distinctive dialects of American English include those spoken in the South, New England, and New York City, to name only a few. Even these dialects can be broken down further into distinctive dialects, such as the English spoken in Brooklyn, or that spoken in Boston.
    
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