There's no "offical" language for the United States, but people obviously say that we do (English). But with all of the Spanish speakers, do you think that it's likely for Spanish to offically become our "2nd language" (some even consider it to already be offical today)?
2006-06-13 09:34:17 · 9 answers · asked by mik3ct 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
it was never written that by law the united states has any offical language so technically there isnt one
2006-06-13 09:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by shy-shy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sincerely hope that the U.S. never gets an official language. So, I hope that Spanish never becomes official as part of that. However, if the U.S. had an official language, and we decided we wanted to take another one, Spanish would be a logical choice. Nevertheless, I think prejudice against Spanish speakers might prevent it.
2006-06-14 14:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say it yourself. There is no official language. How likely are we to have a second official language if there isn't a first? I think the idea behind us having no official language is that we can use whatever most people need/want ... official languages are used for official documents. This way, if the population switches to another language, we don't have to go back on antiquated rules and make all of our documents in an outmoted language.
2006-06-13 16:39:21 · answer #3 · answered by jmkafer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the U.S. needs an "official" language. Most people conduct their lives in English and most second-generation immigrants are fluent in it. I honestly don't care what language people speak at home.
150 years ago, the area I live in was settled by German farmers. Many of them spoke German exclusively, but their kids learned English. Today Germanic influences are still a part of the local culture, but they're not a dominant force by any means. I think Spanish-speaking immigrants will eventually follow a similar course.
2006-06-13 16:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by poohba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, if they become American they should learn to speak the English language it's possible they could make it the 2nd language but I think alot of people wouldn't like it.
2006-06-13 16:41:17 · answer #5 · answered by anniebella16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is already second language in the US,but of course it's not official!nothing wrong with this I guess!
2006-06-20 16:08:52 · answer #6 · answered by crazy_green_eyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spanish almost tops english
2006-06-13 16:41:36 · answer #7 · answered by Kim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was just going to say it isn't already
2006-06-13 16:38:49 · answer #8 · answered by MOVING 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very likely, I think.
2006-06-13 17:44:41 · answer #9 · answered by swimming_dramastar19 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋