Jamaican English or Jamaican Standard English is a variety of the English spoken in Jamaica. It melds parts of both American English and British English dialects, along with many aspects of Irish intonation. Typically, it uses British English spellings instead of American English spellings.
Although the distinction between the two is best described as a continuum rather than a solid line, it is not to be confused with Jamaican Patois.
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