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	The issue is particularly complicated because English has become the most widely used language in the world, and therefore it is the language most subject to alteration by non-native speakers.		The issue is particularly complicated because English has become the most widely used language in the world, and therefore it is the language most subject to alteration by non-native speakers.

	The ~~two~~ most common internationally recognized varieties of standard English are ] and ]/]. However, opposition to these ~~two~~ varieties, which are often too closely associated with their countries of origin ~~(the United States and the United Kingdom)~~, has given rise to many local ''Englishes''. See ''Varieties of English'' on the right.		The three most common internationally recognized varieties of standard English are ], ], and ] (also known as ]). However, opposition to these three varieties, which are often too closely associated with their countries of origin, has given rise to many local ''Englishes''. See ''Varieties of English'' on the right.

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Dialects and accents of Modern English by continent

Europe

Great
Britain

England

North	Cheshire Cumbria Barrow Lancashire Liverpool Manchester Northumbria Pitmatic Sunderland Tyneside Teesside Yorkshire
Midlands	East Midlands West Midlands Birmingham Black Country Stoke-on-Trent
South	East Anglia London & Thames Estuary Cockney Multicultural Received Pronunciation West Country Cornwall Dorset

Americas

Midland New England Boston East Maine West New York City accent North Inland North North-Central Philadelphia Baltimore South Appalachia High Tider New Orleans Older Texas West California Pacific Northwest Western Pennsylvania
Social and ethno-cultural	African-American vernacular American Indian Cajun Chicano General American Miami Latino New York Latino Pennsylvania Dutch

Caribbean

Oceania

Australia	variation accent Aboriginal South Torres Strait West
Fiji New Zealand accent Palau Solomon Islands

Africa

Asia

East Asia	Hong Kong
South Asia	Bangladesh India regional and occupational Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia	Brunei Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore

Standard English is a general term for a form of written and spoken English that is considered the model for educated people. There are no set rules or vocabulary for "standard English" because, unlike languages such as French, English does not have a governing body (see Académie française) to establish usage. As a result, the concept of "standard English" tends to be fluid. Various regional and national "standards" exist.

The issue is particularly complicated because English has become the most widely used language in the world, and therefore it is the language most subject to alteration by non-native speakers.

The three most common internationally recognized varieties of standard English are Australian English, American English, and English (as spoken in England) (also known as Commonwealth English). However, opposition to these three varieties, which are often too closely associated with their countries of origin, has given rise to many local Englishes. See Varieties of English on the right.