I never did believe that there was an "American" English. Words are pronounced differently in the various regions of the USA. Different dialects, I guess you could call them. I drive a car in California but, in some places on the East Coast, I would drive a "cahr". My mother's family was from the Midwest and said "wahsh" for wash. To me, it's kind of fun noticing the differing pronunciations. (I even have a lot of Spanglish in my speech
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