Languages evolve. With something as big as the commonwealth, different groups will see their own local use of the language evolve in different directions. The "

Languages evolve. With something as big as the commonwealth, different groups will see their own local use of the language evolve in different directions. The "mother version" itself has evolved plenty over time, and I don't think it's reasonable to say that the way that particular version has evolved over time is the "definitive" version of the language.