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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about American English.
See also changes related to American English, or pages that link to American English or to this page or whose text contains "American English".

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  • Noah Webster [r]: (1758-1843) US lexicographer who compiled the American Dictionary of the English Language and wrote a widely used Speller for use in schools in the teaching of reading and writing. [e]
  • Official English movement [r]: Campaigns in the USA which call for English to be made the only official language of the country; a common name for this is 'English Only', often used by civil liberties groups to describe the debate, but supporters usually prefer 'pro-English' or 'official English'. [e]

Other related topics

  • British English [r]: Any of the spoken and written variants of the English language originating in the United Kingdom; widely used around the world, especially in current and former countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. [e]
  • Canadian English [r]: Any of the dialects of English, standard or not, that are used in Canada. [e]
  • Commonwealth English [r]: A blanket term for the English that developed during the British Empire separately from the United States of America. [e]
  • English phonemes [r]: A list of abstract sound units and their various spellings. [e]
  • English spellings [r]: Lists of English words showing pronunciation, and articles about letters. [e]