Defining American English

0I would prefer 01i00General American02i00 to 01i00Standard American02i00.0-

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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10I would prefer 11i10General American12i10 to 11i10Standard American12i10.12br
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10What's the difference, Mr M?0-

0Is there a standard for American English?0-

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01cite10User53112cite10Is there a standard for American English?12br
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10Isn't it that which is taught and tested in schools throughout the land?0-

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00American English is a collection of English dialects spoken over the USA and in a few other places.12blockquote

10I prefer 'North American English' to 'American English'. Keep in mind that Canadian English is relatively close to United States English. And Canada happens to be in North America geographically as well.02br
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0Hi Milky:02br
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00In my opinion,American English has some varieties in terms of geography, social status, ethnic group, and i would like to define American standard English to be that which you normally hear from annoncers on network television or public radios. 0-

0 Finding a definition of "American English" is doomed to failure since there really is no such thing as English. What there is in fact is a collection of more or less similar idiolects. All you can hope for is a characterisation of the notion of (American) English.02br
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00"Standard English" is a controversial notion so not only would you fail to find a definition but y

0<Finding a definition of "American English" is doomed to failure since there really is no such thing as English. >02br
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00Would you say the same about French food?0-

0<and i would like to define American standard English to be that which you normally hear from annoncers on network television or public radios. >02br
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00OK. Thanks. 0-

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01cite10Milky12cite10Would you say the same about French food?12blockquote

10Food is tangible. Food is sensory data, as it were, because you can perceive it by touch, by taste, by smell, by sight (and you can even hear sausages sizzling). French food, or cuisine, is supposedly food that originates from or is associa