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Svenn 
I humbly beg your lordship's pardon OP, but I believe American English actually preserves a more correct, original form of English versus that in modern England. We still maintain the rhoticity (pronunciation of r's) of 17th century English while the Brits have become lazy and dropped it with all your slackjawed antics. Moreover, we are not that unintelligent considering we formed the world's first democratic republic, and initiated the concept of equal rights (granted, with much help from your Magna Carta), whilst contributing most of the technological advances that brought the world into the modern age... But to return to the point, I agree that the 'professional' dialect of English (American or British), is not going to be influenced much by passing fads in Spanish/African/Cockney etc -English. Though what are we supposed to do if it does... all go back to speaking proto-indo-european??
One may find non-rhotic accents amongst some older East Coast varieties--Locust Valley Lockjaw, Brahmin accent, etc. To see a prime example of this, watch videos of William F.Buckley Jr.
