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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.

'''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 developed to a more concise and economical form in America, where there is freedom of speech, than the English used in the monarchies of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, where freedom of speech does not exist.

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.

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.