Didnt Columbus find a Spanish speaking nation first before united states area? I dont even think Columbus spoke english. Currently there is a unproportunately growing rate of non traditinal speaknig ethnic groups in the usa, shouldnt the USA use the majorities language?
2007-01-06 05:17:29 · 10 answers · asked by casinoman_1999 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
oh,, i guess cuz everyone wanted to understand each other,,mine spoke polish,russian and were JEWS,, and got here the legal way and didn't march in protest with their old country flag but they wanted to be americans and speak the langue live and learn
2007-01-06 05:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by tnedutsmp .rM 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
English is not the official language of the USA . The United States has never declared an official language !
2007-01-06 08:52:21 · answer #2 · answered by abukhalaf88 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
English is NOT the official language of the United States. The United States has never declared an official language. That's why many Americans really want to declare English as the official language. They are worried that soon Spanish-speakers will outnumber them and then make Spanish the official language.
(P.S. Columbus didn't colonize America. Great Britain did. He didn't even actually land in the US.)
2007-01-06 05:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by Rabbityama 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Well, many people in the USA refuse to learn another language. They take it as a personal insult. Perhaps they lack the mental capacity to learn another language and they don't want to face that humiliation.
No, Columbus did not set foot on the USA.
About the majorities language, we shall change that majority very soon, just wait and see
2007-01-06 09:00:48 · answer #4 · answered by Dios es amor 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, I think it is because of the European descendants from Britain during the 17th century - 20th century. They spoke an old way of English and over time, English has developed.
E.g. - Are you alright? (1997) / 'Ite (2007)
That is why most of you Americans speak English.
But the Spanish have claimed parts of America too. They're called Latinos and Hispanics. Spanish is USA's second official language.
The Dutch have come too for the fur trade. New York used to be called New Amsterdam! The Amish speak Dutch or Old German.
And Russian have come to Alaska, and the Native Americans, and the Italians, and the Africans, and oh it goes on.
It's an interesting question. Nice one. :D
2007-01-06 05:44:39 · answer #5 · answered by Crazy Asian 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's simply historical. The majority of the people speak English, so why would any other language be the official one? However, as one of the other respondents said, I don't believe that it's ever actually been proclaimed as the official language. Everybody just speaks it, so by conventional it's "official".
2007-01-06 06:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by Homeboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quit whining and be glad it's English. The official language is English by only ONE vote..... a very second runner up was German. Columbus was Portuguese, so no... he did not speak English. But those settlers at Jamestown certainly did... and the rest is history.
2007-01-06 05:24:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
With time, dedication, petitions, more petitions, pressures and political will, Spanish may eventually become another official language in the US. Many cities (including New York and Boston already offer a variety of services in Spanish). Time will do its work.
2007-01-06 05:29:27 · answer #8 · answered by robert43041 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You said "USA" ~ the USA was formed by British colonists
2007-01-06 05:23:41 · answer #9 · answered by ♥michele♥ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
because when america was colonized by the british they wiped out all other culture and languages.
2007-01-06 05:21:46 · answer #10 · answered by _peaches_ 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋