A theory that's been brewing in my mind is the success of the US can largely be attributed to having a single common language.
Even in England itself people use different words to describe the same thing, causing confusion. In many other countries they speak completely different languages!
In the US it's all the same. As an Englishman it's remarkable to me that people in Boston and people in California are really not that different at all. Some may say it's boring, but it can't be denied how easy it makes business etc. So many of the problems I have at work are due to language. It's doubly difficult when you're talking with people with a different native tongue. Some things just don't translate and even if they do it adds overhead.
So, ultimately, it doesn't matter what Americans say or how much they've "misunderstood" English etc, what matters is that every single one of them understands the same billion, the same units of measurement, the same idioms etc.
Even in England itself people use different words to describe the same thing, causing confusion. In many other countries they speak completely different languages!
In the US it's all the same. As an Englishman it's remarkable to me that people in Boston and people in California are really not that different at all. Some may say it's boring, but it can't be denied how easy it makes business etc. So many of the problems I have at work are due to language. It's doubly difficult when you're talking with people with a different native tongue. Some things just don't translate and even if they do it adds overhead.
So, ultimately, it doesn't matter what Americans say or how much they've "misunderstood" English etc, what matters is that every single one of them understands the same billion, the same units of measurement, the same idioms etc.