American English

Why do Americans put in the accents on the word "résumé" and other random words (often in the wrong places)? Don't they realise that up to half of the words in the English language come from French, so why do they choose to use accents only for a few select words? I don't see them talking about going to the "théâtre".

So what other things make American English retarded?

>>16
The reason that American English exists (and yes, American English is the name of the language) is because, during and after the Revolutionary War, America was trying to break all ties with Great Britain and become its own nation. Changing the language was no exception. Daniel Webster created his now-famous dictionary with many small, seemingly pointless changes to the language, such as "theater" instead of "theatre" and so on. These small changes gave us a sense of pride that we were-in my opinion-essentially butchering the language. The point of it was to do everything possible to separate ourselves from the nation that oppressed us. So yes, American English is what we speak, and is no different than the multiple forms of other languages. Take Japanese for example. The language is collectively called Japanese, but the different forms of writing all have different names because they are not the same.

>>14
>>15
I'm sure our British friends look on our dialects with scorn as well. After all, I for one would much rather speak with a British dialect than our unintelligent southern drawls and thick Brooklyn accents.