Why is Spanish not the official language in the United States?

Question

When I came into America in 2000, there was 2 official language, an English and a Spanish. Does it mean I better speak English all the time?

Answer 1

One day it will be...maybe not in 5 years but just wait say in 2020...50%will speak Spanish and by 2050 Spanish will surpass English according to "The Economist"...so better start learning it

Answer 2

There are no official languages in the US, but there are two most widely spoken languages in the US: Spanish and English. No one is obligated to speak, write, or read in either of these two languages in the US. The problem, however, is that English is still considered the standard language in business, media, and education--with Spanish running a close second. Is this right? Wrong question. Is having one language as the most used (?!) and the most approved language in the US (at least in business et al) useful for the citizens of the US? What would happen if we had many languages spoken in an office, but no one language that could be agreed upon for everyone in that office to use in order to communicate. Communication--that is the question! Peace? Diversity? Yes, these are more crucial questions intrinsically connected to how well can we learn to communicate between 7 billion citizens of the world that often do not even try to understand each other when they speak the same language! Oh, and English wouldn't exist if it were not for Spanish, French, German, and of course, Latin, as well as other languages that influenced the creation of this Big Gluttonous Baby we now call "English." Gracias, and don't forget Italian! Gracia! Oh, fumblemuckers! I forgot how to say thank you in Spanish and Italian. Didn't I? Well, so long, and sholom!

Answer 3

The U.S. doesn't contain only Spanish and English speakers. There are just as much Greek, Italian, Russian,
Chinese,Japanese,and Middle Eastern languages that are spoken in the U.S. as there are Spanish speakers so for the U.S. just to claim only those two languages is foolish. Also English is the Primary language, not Spanish. Most people do not speak Spanish at all. So as you can see there can be several official languages for a state but not several national languages.


i.e. My home state of Hawai'i has two official languges: Hawaiian and English. HOWEVER, when MIssionaries came to Hawaii they tried to destroy our language and forced, yes I said forced, if you look at big websites they will say a waterdown version and will just say that it was our fault. No. So because this state has two languages doesn' tmean it's spoken throughout everywhere in the U.S.


Sorry for the long answer I was ranting on the last part.

Answer 4

The United States doesn't have an "official" language, but most Americans predominately speak English. Visitors and non citizens may choose to speak their native language and not be understod by their "hosts" if they'd like. I think if you're immigrating to the United states you had better plan on learning and speaking the English language to better understand the world around you. All American citizens should be required to speak our "American" language fluently without translators. I live in a mixed ethnicity city and it astonishes me just how many so called Americans can't speak English fluently or at all. Personally, if I were planning to immigrate to another country that's official language wasn't English, I'd study and study hard to learn the language that was now going to be spoken everywhere I went. I'd hate to need to apply for a mortgage or go to the grocery store and not be able to communicate to the fullest what my needs are.

Answer 5

Both of my parents were bilingual, in fact, English is my mother's second language. However, if they spoke to me in Spanish that was one sure way to have a private conversation because I am an American and I speak and write English only, and quite articulately. What about other major populations of other minority groups in American--Spanish-speaking people don't have a monopoly on an official language here. The official language of the United States is English. Period.

Answer 6

There is no official language in the United States!

Feel free to speak any language you want to speak here!

I'm learning spanish, and english is my first language!

Answer 7

There is no official language in the United States. There should be one: English.

Answer 8

Look you are in America. English is the widely spoken language in America. If spanish is your spoken language noones telling you not to speak your own language or convert to english. But if you want to be able to communicate better in America you need to know english. More than half of America are not bilingual so they don't speak but one language and thats english. If you are uncomfortable with it you will have to get with it because you are now in a different country whereeverything is foreign to you.

Answer 9

Spanish isn't an sturdy language of the USA. the USA has no sturdy language. maximum folk assume that english is the sturdy language of the USA, yet as much as now, the USA has no longer declared or formally accompanied an "sturdy" language. there have been tries in congress to have an modification made to the U.S. shape to make english the sturdy language, yet so a methods all tries have failed.

Answer 10

Clingon is the msot widely used in Nebraska Spanish in New Mexico English in Arizona and the rest is ANcient Egyptiajn