Is it majority?
Most people can't read or write shellscript either; does that make it wrong?
Is it law?
Which law?
2007-01-10 13:42:22 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
English is at this time only the unofficial language of the U.S. Efforts are being made by some legislators to remedy this and make it official by law. I cannot believe that there are still people that think this is a subject that needs debate or deserves it. The vast majority of people in this country speak english and historically have in the past. It has been a point of pride and patriotism for immigrants in the past to learn the language and make certain their children speak it. As the nation was originally founded by english speaking people for the most part it became the dominant language. Today this is more valid than ever, as the business world has adopted english as its primary language it makes more sense to teach it to all citzens. On top of everything else language is still one of the best unifying factors a nation can have. This is not to say that recent immigrants should discard the language of the country they come from, I believe being bi-linqual is a very valuable skill and may well contribute to a persons ability to learn other skills as well. I only make the assertion that a nation divided by language is more divided than it otherwise would be and that this one factor may be more important than any other single factor the common person could differ on. Lastly, sadly, your question is just the perfect example of why this nation is divided. In no other country with a majority speaking one language to the extent they do in ours would someone even make an issue of there being an official language, they would just acknowledge that the primary language is what it is and deal with it. If you choose to speak another language as your primary language that is your choice, but the rest of the people in this nation should not be forced to cross that line where they are required to start posting signs and providing interpreters for every language on earth just to speak to it's own citzens. Such a move is far to costly on top of the problems associated with it mentioned above. Other nations opt to spend money on language issues, but for the most part they do so in the areas where the issue is more about tourism and the revenue derived from tourism. No nation goes to the lengths this one already does to cater to people that speak a language other than english. Please, before you post questions like this consider for a moment your reasons for doing so. Ask yourself, am I asking this out of anger?, frustration? Are you asking it to generate a specific response, like more anger, dissent, resentment? If you cannot honestly say no to these questions please try to ask something you genuinely wish to discuss or learn about.
2007-01-10 14:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by avatar2068 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What exactly makes spanish the national language of mexico . Is it majority?
Most people can't read or write shellscript either; does that make it wrong?
Is it law?
Which law?
2007-01-10 16:16:56 · answer #2 · answered by hayleylov 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The United States has no legitimate language on the federal degree, however English is the de facto countrywide language. This signifies that English is probably the most spoken and authorized language within the US, however there is not any legitimate language. I recall listening to approximately a regulation they have been looking to go making English the legitimate language, however I bet it failed.
2016-09-03 20:11:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the US was founded (the government not the original land-I understand that was not English speaking peoples), English was the language chosen. The majority of people speak English and in my opinion the laws (currently being passed) to keep English as an official language is the right thing to do!
2007-01-10 13:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoogirl 5 · 8⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. has no official language. It's just that the vast majority of people speak English, and therefore, people just assume English as the "official" U.S. language.
If you walk outside and walk around for a bit of time, you can probably hear languages being spoken that sounds nothing like English.
2007-01-10 14:59:03 · answer #5 · answered by Andy L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well for one thing it is the language the Bill of Rights and the Constitution are written in, and it is also the predominantly dominant Latin based language! Eventually I see Chinese and English as the two standards in the World!
2007-01-10 14:09:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Language of the large majority.
2007-01-10 13:50:01 · answer #7 · answered by robert m 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Okay, what in language is the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution written?
2007-01-10 15:17:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anton Mathew 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Daniel M above. This country was colonized by the British. And have you ever seen a non English speaking president, never have, never will. That in itself makes it an English speaking country, whether it is law or not. Even the fore fathers of this country were English speaking.
2007-01-10 14:06:59 · answer #9 · answered by MRod 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
most pe ople in the US speak, write and read english so i guess thats what makes it the national language... the majority rules.. haha..
2007-01-10 15:32:14 · answer #10 · answered by OrangePie 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋