Actually calling it American English is more appropriate than just
calling it English. The form of English spoken in the US has been
greatly effected by many of the immigrants to this country and the
original inhabitants before any Europeans reached these shores.
Note that two of are states have nearly identical names in spelling
but are pronounced very differently (Arkansas & Kansas).
Another strange view the world has on the United States is that we are
called Americans. Where does that leave all the rest of the people on
the two continents of North & South America?
But then United Statian would sound rather strange :`)
Later
Cary Hostrawser
Minnesota Aquarium Society
http://www.mn-aquarium.org/
Rainbowfish Study Group of North America
http://home.earthlink.net/~sbuckel/index.html