You get a phone menu which says: \nFor English press 1....\nThe language of the United States IS English!\nWhy put that option at all?\nsprechen Sie Englisch oder sterben Sie\nhable inglés o muera\nparlez anglais ou mourez
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Rockinjellyfish:\n\n"Pour le service en anglais choisissez le numéro un maintenant."\n\nFor service in English choose the number and wait a moment.\n\nEduarodi:\n\nDude you need a chill pill. I mean seriously. Who do you think you are? You don't even live here so you need to just shut up and crawl into your little whole in Argentina. \n\nMy friends father is from Argentina by the way and he hates it that people like you complain. He told Ary and me that. He's an executive in a business that builds builiding. In other words he's and architect. So don't give me that bullsh*t. :)\n\nIt is not fair for us Americans to have to bend over backwards just to help the non-English speaking people. Sorry! Don't think so. This is the United States of America. We speak English only. If you don't like it, go elsewhere. \n\nI would not expect for the people in Mexico to have to learn English just for me. I would take the time and effort to learn the language. Others should be just as courteous if not more. We are letting them live here. We could easily deport all of them back to where they came from. \n\nI the walking into a store or calling someplace and it saying, "For English press one. Para español permanece en la línea." Or something like that. I think that that is wrong. If they are going to live here then they need to learn the language. I don't feel sorry for them and I think you need to get over it.
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I think people miss the point of that.  Why do people hold the U.S. to a different standard than other countries.  EVERY country has an official language, and they all have people from other nationalities living to them.  If EVERY country tried to cater to EVERY language spoken in it, no one would get anything done ever.  Just because English is the national language of the U.S. does not mean that the U.S. is somehow slapping other languages in the face.  If you want to live here, work here, and thrive here...learn the language.  That does not mean that there is anything wrong with other languages or that we as U.S. citizens should not learn other languages, we should.  However, just like any other country we do have a national language and people should learn it to function here.  That is no different than if I went to Germany, Russia, Cuba, Japan...those countries businesses and schools will not cater to me...its in my best interest if I want to succeed in their country, to learn their language.  That is true of the U.S. also.  So, yes,it bothers me to with the press one or two thing....learn the language...but don't come here to BE an American and then DEMAND that everyone else here conform to your language so that you can function.  If you choose to operate here, then learn how we operate and do it.  I would have to do it in another country, so anyone who comes here should have to do it here.
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Our official language is English! If you don't like it, move to Mexico or Spain where it is Spanish! But if youre gonna live here, you better learn English!
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Open the control panel and then choose Regional and language option. From the dialog box that will appear, click on the languages tab and then click Details button.\nSelect English for default input language. Ok and then OK again. \nPS. You might need to restart your pc.
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Maybe you should learn to speak, read AND write PROPER ENGLISH, the language spoken in the USA!!!!!!!
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If your question is how many people are Americans I am an American, I live in The United States, now Yahoo questions in English is for everyone who speak and read English, in the UK in Ireland, Canada or anywhere the English language is spoken, after all we are all residents of the same planet, we can't go nowhere, we are trapped here in this earth, so let's share our English..☺
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depends what language you are being asked it in?\nseems u don't have to speak english to become a citizen ....\nI mean just look at the election system and how many ballots you have printed in different languages ....if you are going to be a citizen and allowed to vote - it should only be ENGLISH.   Would save a lot of money........and promote a truly united country.
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I don't recall there being any article in the Constitution that gives the English language any official status or that guarantees that American citizens should never be subjected to hearing languages other than the majority tongue. If anything, the United States was actually founded to encourage acceptance of diversity. Remember the First Amendment? It guarantees not only freedom of religion but also freedom of speech, and that means not just WHAT you want to say but also HOW (and in what language) you want to say it.\n\nI agree that immigrants should be encouraged to learn English, but not because Americans have some God-given right to never have to hear any language but English. If you're really all that concerned about immigrants who are having a hard time acquiring the English language, perhaps you should volunteer some of your time tutoring immigrants in English.\n\nEDIT: After all, it can take years to acquire a second language. How many years did it take for you to learn Spanish, and how fluent are you in it? That is, are you conversational? Would you be comfortable speaking in only Spanish all day long in every situation? How about when you travel to Mexico? Do you speak Spanish every second you're there, or do you just use Spanish when you have to ask for directions of something and revert back to English when speaking to other Americans you're traveling with? \n\nOr are you perhaps a second or third generation Latina? Did your parents or grand-parents speak Spanish? And if so, why is it that your mother tongue is English and not Spanish? It's amazing how quickly people become assimilated in this country, isn't it? It is admittedly difficult for those who immigrate to this country as an adult to pick up the English language, especially when most of them work long hours, rely on others for transportation, and can't afford college English classes. After all, it can take YEARS to become fluent in a foreign language. Don't you agree? Yet more often than not, the children and grand-children of these immigrants not only learn to speak English fluently but don't even learn to speak their parents' language, which is a shame, if you ask me. In the meantime, it does admittedly take those first generation immigrants a while to pick up the language, so maybe we should be a little more patient and stop being so judgmental. Those of use who have learned to speak a second language fluently realize how difficult a process it can be. If more Americans took it upon themselves to try to learn a foreign language, they might be a little less judgmental.\n\nFYI: French is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is spoken as a first language by people in France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, etc..., but more importantly, it is spoken as a second language in countries where it is the official language or where it has a historical presence, including, but not limited to the following countries: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Tchad, Senegal, Guinea, Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic, Burkina-Faso, Cameroun, Ruanda, Burundi, Zaire, Egypt, Guyana, Guadelope, Martinique, Reunion, Corsica, French Polynesia, etc...
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sorry i no speak american!!!! im english
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YES,i agree with you!!! There should NOT even have to be a question of this!!! ENGLISH is the language that Americans have been speaking since this country was FOUNDED!!! Why should people even WANT to change it NOW?? And,as for OTE (other than English),i have NO problems with people speaking their own language, UNLESS,they are around people who do NOT speak their language!!!! THEN,i think it is RUDE and INSULTING!!!Those of you who speak other foreign languages,PLEASE have enough CONSIDERATION for others around you,who DON'T!!!
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Do you speak English?  ¿Habla inglés? (not hablas, which would be the familiar form! If you don't even know if they speak english, you're probably not THAT familiar!)\n\nRight: derecha (or a la derecha...to the right)\n\nLeft: izquierda (or a la izquierda...to the left)\n\nIn front: en frente, or adelante (ahead)\n\nIn back: detrás, atrás (can add "de" to mean "in back of"\n\nNear: cerca (de) or junto (a)\n\nFar: lejos (de)\n\nDon't forget those accent marks! They matter!
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The CIA World Fact book states clearly that the language of the U.S.of A. is:\n\nLanguages:   \nEnglish 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census) \n\nDoes not say the official language is English, sorry but try and argue against them apples!
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1/4 of the US was once a territory of Mexico.  Another huge chunk was Russian.  Another chunk was French.  Each of those chunks was purchased or won in combat by the English chunk.   Therefore, English won out.\n\nThere was a push for a long while to establish a national language between German and English!  But that died down once the Great World War started.  I've picked up a great deal of Spanish, because I enjoy it.  Otherwise, I don't think anyone should be forced to learn Spanish.  Just like learning English, it might make some interactions easier!
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The Google?!!! You sound like our smart prez who recently said he pulled maps from "the google!"  Omg, this man is a dunce! The year before it was "the internets!"  Oh well, he is "the decider!" after all!  My only response to your question is you sound like the "ugly american" everything should be in English, by golly-by-gum!
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English was the official language until the Clinton administration changed things. Now that we are dividing our language, our culture, and our borders we are losing what it means to be a united nation. We need to make English the official language again, or we will continue to be divided and eventually we will lose our strength.
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I propose we change the version of english spoken in the US, and call it American. Being that we are a bigger and meaner country than England, we can bully them and say we speak proper english, but truth be told, English is from England.
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It will be set up in european format. To fix:\n\nStart\nControl Panel\nRegional and language options (XP classic view)\nLanguages tab\nText and input languages - Details...\nScroll down to keyboard, and change to UK, or US, wherever you are.\n\nIt might not be like that, but that is the wording to the best of my memory