North American English

North American English is a collective term to describe the varieties of English that are spoken in the United States and Canada. Because of the vast similarities in pronunciation and accent between American English and Canadian English, the two spoken languages can together be grouped under a single category, as distinguished from the varieties of English that are spoken in the United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand.

Other collective terms for English, International English or Commonwealth English, are sometimes used to describe Australian English, British English, Canadian English and New Zealand English due to their historical Commonwealth connections. The version of English spoken in Ireland is often called Hiberno-English. Though largely the same as that British English it remains some expressions and grammatical structures originally part of Irish gaelic. Its greater range of expression due to this makes broadcasters from Ireland particularly popular on British radio and television.