Actually, the Germans 'invented' English, Mike :-))
For some time, now, US manufacturers have been providing 'British English' as the alternative to the American English, installed by default.
It's an interesting point as to what British English is, other than a mutually agreed method of communication. Spelling between the US and us (!) differs, but grammar and syntax - the critical elements for unambiguous written communication - are virtually identical. English itself is always changing, of course, because languages are dynamic and change to accommodate concepts and ideas that have been adopted from other languages. We have a large number of French words in our language for instance, and quite a scattering of other European dialects and languages. English is a form of High German, since it was originated by the Anglo-saxons, so you can see and hear a lot of similarity between the two.
The French 'elite' have been trying to expunge all traces of English from their language for years, to no avail. Their young folk see too many hollywood films not to acquire smatterings, and protectionism in language is futile, anyway. There's good reason why English is the international language and why all Chinese and Russian schools teach it from an early age.
