Question

The reason American English differs from British English is most likely due to ___________. (1 point)

There is actually very few differences in how Americans and the British speak English.
The colonist being isolated from Britain and incorporating language elements from the other diverse languages in North America.
The colonist showing their independence by rebelling against England and the way English words were pronounced.
Rock and roll music in the 1960s led to changes in how Americans pronounced English words.

Answer 1

Answer:

The American and British dictionaries are very different, because they were compiled by two very different authors with two very different perspectives on language: the UK's dictionary was compiled by scholars from London (not Oxford, for some reason) who wanted to just collect all known English words

Answer 2

Answer:

rock and roll music in the 1960s