American English

American English
American English
Region	United States
Native speakers	225 million, all varieties of English in the United States (2010 census); 25.6 million L2 speakers of English in the United States (2003)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Ingvaeonic Anglo–Frisian English North American English American English; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Old English Middle English 17th century Modern English ; ;
Writing system	Latin (English alphabet); Unified English Braille
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
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American English, or US English, is the dialect of English that is spoken in the United States. It is different from other types of English like 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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