North American English
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North American English is a collective term to describe the varieties of the
English language that are spoken in the
United States and
Canada. Because of the considerable similarities in pronunciation and accent between
American English and
Canadian English, the two spoken languages are sometimes grouped together under a single category, as distinguished from the varieties of English that are spoken in the
United Kingdom,
Australia, or
New Zealand and the
Hiberno-English used in
Ireland.
Commonwealth English is sometimes used to collectively describe Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Caribbean English, and New Zealand English due to their historical Commonwealth connections and similarity of spelling.