If English is the official language of the US. Should city names like "Los Angeles" be changed?

Answer 1

If English ever becomes official, maybe we can have French-style language police who enforce name changes. I can't wait to see them try to translate all the aboriginal names: Schenectady, NY, would now be Land Beyond The Pines.... can't see that catching on, can you?
I'll miss names like Miami, Chicago, and Cheyenne, too.

...or maybe we can retain some sanity and let things remain as they are.

Answer 2

I think so. Otherwise, we wouldn't be speaking English. We should change the names so illegal Spanish speakers would be willing to change their ways and start learning English, instead of speaking some language most don't understand. Only change those that are hard to pronounce like "Los Angeles", which literally has two different translations in Chinese, compared to New York, which only has one translation in Chinese. Get my point?

The United States doesn't have an official language, but the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Star-Spangled Banner are all written in what language? Since 1776, all official documents are written in ENGLISH. But since the US government started this Bilingual BS program [If it's Bi-lingual, shouldn't other languages be used also besides Spanish along with English?!], it's like a virus: something that harmed the education and "welfare" systems more than helped it.

The "welfare" system claims to have 14 languages other than English being used in their publications, but 90% of those are Spanish along with English?! I wondered what happened to the other 13 languages?

Answer 3

Let's not cross the line between trying to fix a serious national issue (illegal immigration and all of the real problems it causes)... into the land of the ridiculous?!

The United States doesnt have an official language (feel free to debate whether it should in another part of Yahoo Answers...) But even if it did, that would not imply changing place names! Come on people...

If the United States had to change all place names to English, there would be QUITE at bit of changes made. From Dutch and German to French and Italian... all the way over to all of the Native American languages we have used to name places over the couple hundred years of American history there would probably be 4 cities left which were NOT on the "places to rename in English" list.

Please don't let your politics take you to the land of ridicule.

Good day.

Answer 4

Hello, I´m of the same opinion as "Elliot". Los Angeles is a well established name and people all over the world know the city by that name.What do you think if Los Angeles would be translated to "The Angels" or do you have some other name in mind? Let Los Angeles be Los Angeles forever.Pleeease, thank you.

Answer 5

English isnt the official language in the US, the states have their own official language (some at least ) and as far as i know many states near to the south border haves spanish as one of two ( the other is english of course) offical languages, i guess California does by the way.

plus The Angels sounds lame i rather LA

Answer 6

i think of that the subject is with foreigners that come over and refuse to benefit English. (particular, some refuse to benefit English. there are various person-friendly the right thank you to benefit English for loose in the u . s ., and on the least somebody can purchase a e book and watch English television.) they're those driving this attempt to make English the respected language, because of the fact this motives issues and interferes with assimilation. And particular, English is the defacto respected language. they might supply particular issues in English and Spanish, yet they don't supply each thing in English and Spanish. attempt getting a level at a public college without understanding the thank you to communicate English. attempt getting a job at very virtually any public place of work without understanding English. and extra effective yet, attempt to win an election to public place of work without understanding English. whether you win, your potential would be severely compromised. on the subject of place names, that truly is in basic terms stupid assessment. What does James propose? What nationality is it? Does it remember. i comprehend what San Antonio potential. San Antonio generally potential, "a extensive city in Texas." Oh, particular, i comprehend it has yet another meaning, yet for all intents and purposes that different meaning is irrelevent to non-Spanish conversing non-Catholics.

Answer 7

1.) The United States doesn't have an official language.

2.) There's nothing wrong with honoring our country's cultural heritage.

Answer 8

The US has no "official" language.

Answer 9

No. That's not how place names work, and it would be pretty disrespectful to the Spanish who founded the city.

Answer 10

Some people would love to. I wonder why they have not proposed it yet. Eventually they will.
But I hope that we can stop them