In The Usa Do They Use The Same Dictionary As The British?

[RATTER15]

They clearly use the language differently to us with very different pronounciations.

[boxtops]

I'd say they use a different version - their pronunciation is different but words are too, pants are trousers, elevator for lift, etc. http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/american

[boxtops]

..and they spell differently too, we say colour, they use color, and so on.

[hc4361]

No, they use the American dictionary, with American spellings and definitions.

[hc4361]

Like this one

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[bookbinder]

It looks as if Noah Webster had a hand in formulating American spelling style:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster's_Dictionary

[Mosaic]

Whereas our standard dictionary is the Oxford English Dictionary, theirs seems to be the Merriam Webster dictionary.
American English has developed from its parent language in a way and over a timescale that illustrates the study of linguistics. They are still identifiably the same language, but over 400 years certain words and phrases have changed. In particular American English retains words that were current at the time of the migration, and applies them in the same way, whereas these words may have fallen from use or changed meaning in the parent language. Diaper and napkin / nappie are examples of this.

[RATTER15]

The word that I had in my mind was "route" that they pronounce goat, I was wondering what the American dictionary would give as a pronunciation.

[boxtops]

It must be confusing here, where we also say napkin instead of serviette - don't use a diaper at the dinner table :-)

[boxtops]

They call it ROWT, surely?

[RATTER15]

Lol "rowt" not goat!

[hc4361]

I think the Americans must be even more varied with their version of English than the British.

[woofgang]

they are hc, there isn't a clear delineation from state to state, but as you travel there is definitely a drift in both language and pronunciation.

[237SJ]

I'm in Texas at the mo. Love the accent here -especially the black accent.

[hc4361]

I wonder if Americans have trouble understanding all the different accents as we sometimes do here.

[Retrochic]

Microsoft office has North American and UK English dictionaries -and yes the dictionaries in North America are North American spellings -obviously!

[Retrochic]

Americans have plenty of accents of their own. Canada only has a couple -normal and Newfoundland (think spongebob square pants theme tune the Captain)

[Clanad]

It's pronounced either as root (hoot) or rowt (as in owl) but neither are a regional dialect… more like being what was learned at school… In my opinion root is the more common

[Clanad]

Additionally, 237SJ's post not withstanding, there are at least 6 or 7 distinguishable accents in Texas, depending on which part of the State one is in. Most notably, at least to me (I'm northwestern mountain located) is the West Texas accent… say anything west of a line from Del Rio north to Amarillo, but especially in the Midland-Odessa to El Paso area...

[jackiemaggie]

And they use words with a different meaning: as the aircraft arrives at the gate, the cabin staff say "we will be arriving at the gate momentarily". In our true language that would mean you all have to disembark very very quickly; I believe our translation would be "we will be arriving at the gate in a moment".