There's been a gradual and steady shift from the conventional English which is Britich by Origin to the modern American English. I think it's getting it's toll on me cos i now spell "Color" instead of "Colour".

Do you guys think American English is taking over?

Thats true. But it's still not accepted in school exams. And I mean all those conspicuous words.

To some extent yes.I actually prefer the american spelling system.

Oh Yea.  There was a time Latin was dominant. It comes with the super power and academic status.

Who knows. Maybe in few decades. The question would be,  Has Chinese language taken over American English?  we would be learning Mandarin Chinese language en masse by then and 'imitating' the way they speak.

Yes. Datz International English. British English remains with UK n her former colonies

English language  will die with time, no thanks to all the abbreviations that social networks and sms introduced to wipe the real spelling off. very few graduates can write a good essay with correct spellings these days. With time, Africa will have swahili to give to the world, while Igbo language faces extinction.

I actually mix the 2, But use more of American English sha, The message is what matter anyway!!!

I cant tell the difference anymore,

I prefer American English though I hate America.

we cant help abbreviations evn before social networks.i usd to copy notes with abbreviations in school

the spellings matter o.try studying english in school, and u will kno it matters when u start failing cos u r mixing english and american variations.

i still prefer the british cos its more intelligible, but again maybe cos i studied english.

Taken over in which country? I don't think it's taken over when it comes to writing, at least in Nigeria. But maybe in speaking & that's mostly with the youths. You can't write American English in Naija, it'll seem incorrect ie taking out the 'U' in 'colour' or writing 'center' (American) instead of 'centre' (British). Unless you live in the US, there's really no reason why anyone in Naija should be writing in American English. That's not what was taught in school.

American English took over several decades ago.
When you have power, people will be forced to speak your language, worship your God your way and do everything the way you do.

Whenever I watch BBCE on DSTV, their English sounds stoopeed. Why?Cos American English is what I hear all over the radio stations and watch in all movies. In fact British English sounds funny.Just imagine how they call "way" like "why".lol

That is how it should be.This shows that nobody who is non english can speak it as the Britons.We should be encouraging our people to be speaking their native languages even as they speak english both in school and at workplace

Many of you people seem to be talking about American spelling instead of American English. American English is when you use words like 'rookie' instead of 'novice'

Nigerians watch TOO much american tv,
i hear people say they went to high school, er, no you didn't, you have no clue what highschool is, school in the US isn't 6 3 3 4,
you went to secondary school,
or they say they went to college,
so much American lexicon creeps in,
they even say 18 is the age of consent, for where? not in Nigeria, na 13 abeg,

but the line is so blurred for some people, . I tire,
soon them go say Burger na naija food,

paniki NOT true

rookie is a slang not an official word,
American is when you speak bad English yet feel superior,
l

Yes,prefer American English love the British accent though

ATLgal:

paniki NOT true

rookie is a slang not an official word,
American is when you speak bad English yet feel superior,
l

Lol, ok.

American English is when people say 'folks' instead of 'people', 'candy' instead of 'sweets', 'gas' instead of 'petrol', 'vacation' instead of 'holiday', 'line' instead of 'queue', 'sidewalk' instead of 'pavement'

When I was younger "a kid" meant a youg goat. These days a kid is a human child . Thanks to American language.

yup, and ga.y meant happy, now it's censored on NL.

Rookie is not slang and is mostly used in relation to sports. We still say novice but I can't remember using it recently and would rather describe the person as being naive, newbie or a rookie.

it is slang and it is used for people in service as well, IE police officers.

FYI - it didn't originate in N.A and is a uk word

Etymology (word origin)

The Oxford English Dictionary states that the origins are uncertain, but that perhaps it is a corruption of the word recruit. The earliest example from the OED is from Rudyard Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads (published 1892): So 'ark an' 'eed, you rookies, which is always grumblin' sore, referring to rookies in the sense of raw recruits to the British Army. Its origin is perhaps influenced by the word rook in its secondary sense, suggesting "easy to cheat."

ATLgal:

it is slang and it is used for people in service as well, IE police officers.

Do you understand that saying a word is "slang" means that it is not used in the ordinary sense of the word? Rookie has a specific meaning defined in the dictionary and it is only used as such. Have you ever used "rookie" to mean anything other than a "new recruit" or the "uninitiated"?

Why are you so “bent” out of shape? Bent as used is slang for angry. Rookie is not slang.

for spoken english i believe American English is now king.

Try writing in American english here in Nigerian's exams and see how you go just dey fail go.

American english ko, amalawean english ni

No anger. Just pointing out it has it's roots in an error. E no reach the level u wan take am.

I think there is a mix of American and British english in business and professional writing. However, the trend is definitely towards American. I myself prefer American english because it is closer to how words are pronounced. I remember being stuck by the difference between spellings and pronunciations of words like Colonel as a kid.

ATLgal:

No anger. Just pointing out it has it's roots in an error. E no reach the level u wan take am.

You misunderstood my example using “bent out of shape.” I wasn't trying to say that you're angry; I was just using it to show that slangs are used in a way different from their every day meaning. I no take am reach any level o.