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English is spoken by about 82% of the population as a native language and nearly everyone in the United States uses it as a daily language.
American English is different from British English, in terms of spelling (a classic example being the dropped "u" in words such as color/colour), grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and slang usage.
In 1664, English troops under the command of the Duke of York (later James II of England) attacked the New Netherland colony.
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 ipedia.com: Languages in the United States Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
English was inherited from British colonization and it is spoken by the vast majority of the population.
Spanglish is a pidgin of Spanish and English and is spoken in areas with large semi-bilingual populations of Spanish and English speakers, such as along the U.S. - Mexico border, Florida, and New York City.
Some African-American activists insist that Ebonics, also known as African-American Vernacular English, the dialect of English spoken in many African-American sections of American urban areas, is not simply a dialect, but an entirely different language, and are urging that their language be accepted as an equal to American English.
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