What I Like About American English Great little country you’ve got there! Love your history, your literature, your Daniel Craig. And, of course, your language, which you generously shared with us North Americans when you crossed the Atlantic in those rickety little ships. But may I speak candidly? We’ve had a few centuries to tinker with English, and, well, we’ve made some improvements. Trimmed a little here, changed some spelling there, preserved some useful traditions everywhere.