American English for the Internet – does it even matter? American English for the internet does matter.  It’s the language of much of the software used for the internet.  Furthermore, American English is the language of commerce, even in English speaking countries outside of the United States. American English is a term somewhat tinted with irony. It is descended from and almost identical to Canadian English, which is pretty much identical to British English, apart from the way it sounds and some of the more…