American English.
What the fuck is that? English is English, simple as that. We don't say Canadian French (I know they've only got Quebec left, and doesn't really count, but I couldn't think of any other French colonies) or Mexican Spanish, so why should we accept that the Americans have any claim over any form of the English language? They can't even speak it properly, or spell colour - bet "Speak and Spell" didn't sell too well in the States (that's one for the oldies out there. Remember the advert?).
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Technically, American spelling and pronunciation is actually closer to Shakespearean English than UK English. Much as I hate to defend our neighbours (neighbors?) across the pond, UK English has changed more than US English over the ensuing 400 years, and US English is a more pure form of English (e.g., use of "gotten" rather than the corrupted "got"). Read Melvyn Bragg's excellent "History of English" on the subject.
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