Examples of Borrowed Words in American Vocabulary (phonology)

German	Italian	Scandinavian	African	Jewish
Noodle Delicatessen Pretzel Bum Hamburger	Spaghetti Pizza Oregano	Ski Smorgasbord Sauna Ombudsman	Gumbo Goober Juke ( box ) Jazz Banjo Samba	Kosher Guy Blintz Shalom Oy

Certainly, other immigrant groups have contributed to American English well, although often within a limited area. For example, Japanese and Chinese influence on American English has largely been confined to Hawaii, where numerous indigenous Hawaiian words also are in common use ( manka. “ seaward “, pan, “ finished “ : and, of course, aloha ).

As American English developed, it did not develop uniformly throughout the country. Instead, as the colonists from different parts of England settled in various parts of the new country, they continued to speak their separate British dialects. In America today, these dialects are characterized most obviously by differences in pronunciation and vocabulary.

Although American English has been relatively independent from British English since the seventeenth century, the two have remained similar. The difference between the new England dialect and British speech today probably is no greater than that between the New England and the southern dialect in America. This similarity results from many factors. First, as a result of the printing press and the attendant spread of education. The rate of change in languages generally has slowed. Second, the availability of grammars and dictionaries in a permanent form for perhaps just the availability of all prose in a permanent form has provided more durable models for language than ever before. American education has traditionally stressed the study of British literary works. Thus, British English has had a continuing ( although incalculable ) effect on the American people.

Nevertheless, certain differences exist. A Briton is immediately  identifiable in America by his accent and an American is equally distinctive in England. In other words, regular differences in pronunciation can be described. Certain differences exist in vocabulary as well, although almost entirely for things associated with twentieth century inventions