USA+-+English+Language+In+the+US

As we said in the history part, the USA was colonized by [|European] countries from [|1600] to the middle of the [|18th century]. In the beginning of the 18th century, the [|United Kingdom] was the most powerful of the [|colonists], which made the [|English language] a shared language among the citizens. Even though the Americans fought against the [|British Empire] in the [|War of Independence], they still used the English language after the war. As a matter of fact, the [|French] helped the Americans in the fight against the British Empire, but the citizens of America continued to use English as a shared language.

The [|American English] has been changed after all these years, both in the manner of speech, and some different words and spellings. Also, of course there are different [|dialects]from state to state in the USA. But the similarity between the American English and English is stunning. You can compare the differences between the two versions of the language with the difference between the dialects in the eastern and western parts of [|Norway].

Because of the great mix of cultures in the US, there is other languages than English as well, for example [|Spanish], [|German], [|Italian] and [|French]. The most used language of the four mentioned, is Spanish. This is because many people from [|Mexico] and [|South America] are [|immigrating] to the US. Because of this, the [|Latin American] population in the USA is always growing.