Is it true that the USA has no official language?  If not, it could soon be Spanish!!?
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even though it's not official, most of the country speaks english
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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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If that ever happens a few years later Spanish will officially be made the second language.\nIt wouldn't be the first time a country was officially bi-lingual. Look at Canada,where it's English and French.
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You'd think so, wouldn't you, Gary?\n\nKinda takes some doing, though; because we've got around 60 % of the population that doesn't speak English.\n\nIn fact, around 40% speak Spanish!\n\nThough they can all speak fluent American when they want to, they can suddenly turn "No hablo inglese." at the drop of a hat!?\n\nSo, I guess you know where the Asker is coming from, now.
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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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It a messed up racist comment and for all te people on here are saying it is the truth are messed up too.  I speak spanish stupid A__es and I was born here.  You can't do anything about it.\n\nAlso English is not the official language of the US.  The US has NO official language.  For all the people stating that English is should check up on this before speaking on it.   I agree since most people speak english here people need to learn it, but why direct it at the spanish speakers.  Asians, africans, etc come here and don't speak english either.
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Amen!\n\nI see no reason for us to be bilingual & why the heck should we "press one for English", it's the damn United States of America; English is our National Language!\n\nI think English should be more empashied as our first language.\n\nI can only see it when you are doing business Internationally and that's it!  Why the hell should I have to have two years of Spanish to teach school?  It's not right!  They should have two years or more to speak English!\n\nMedicaid & Food Stamps - You have to have a SSN but they can just "buy" them from someone who is making them illegally.  Besides, there are so many loopholes in the system it isn't funny!
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Good man! I'm gonna copy that link and send it around! Thanks, Brother - never mind these others - they won't understand until America is a Spanish speaking country.
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Okay...\n\nSo if they speak spanish, then this changes the rules???
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There would probably be three official languages: English, Spanish, and Chinese.  I believe they are the most-spoken languages on the planet.  I could be wrong, though.
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BECAUSE ENGLISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE U.S.!!!THAT'S WHY!!! C'mon, get real. Next my kid is gonna have to bilingually recite the pledge of allegiance. Except for the line about under God, because the left wing politically correct weenies won't allow that. A spanish version of the national anthem...Nope. Just doesn't work for me.
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nothing! and god bless them!  when my ancestors came over they had to learn the English language to survive in this country.  the same should be true of the many Spanish immigrants we have today.  English is the official language of the USA and either choose to learn it or choose to go someplace else.
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Currently, I believe that Yahoo! Answers is only available in English, but it is in the testing phase. I'd assume that they'll offer it in multiple languages by the time they work out all of the bugs and offically release it.\n\nYour English is very good, for a non-native speaker. My Spanish is nowhere near as understandable. :)
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I don't think there's a thing wrong with it!  If you want to live in this country....LEARN THE LANGUAGE!  I am sick and tired of going to the stores seeing so much written in Spanish now.  There's no reason for it.  This is the USA.....we speak ENGLISH....and if you don't like it, and you don't want to learn it.....there's also another freedom this country offers you...THE FREEDOM TO LEAVE!
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Spanish is a growing language in the United States. Those who have latino(s) heritage are growing in great numbers and will outnumber any other minority group soon. \n\nIn order to accomodate this growing population, bilinugal "aids" have been added. This group may help decide who our future leaders will be. \n\nAs for learning a new language- it's fun and and it's worthwhile. Americans are so egocentric. Citizens in other countries know more than one language and are able to get along just fine. \n\nPara mi, me gusta much espanol. Estudio en la escuela secondara y en la universidad. \n\nComprende?
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No doubt! My 7th-grader learns a foriegn language every 2 weeks in school. 2 weeks is not enough time for one thing. It only causes them to run all the languages together. And why should they even do it? The language in America anymore seems to be Spanish. You can't even order a cheeseburger without hearing a foreign language. It kills me to go to the counter of McDonalds,speak to an American,in American, & watch them turn around and yell in Spanish so they can be understood. We have to many homeless people here to have all the foreigners over here working our jobs. The high school kids needing a summer job is gonna have problems finding them because they've been givin' to foriegners who can't even speak our language!! Gets me fired up fast!!!
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Who's refusing?  I love studying languages!  However, should we alow a secondary language to be official?  I don't think that's necessary.  We're creating a new language with the Spanglish and all the other wonderful linguistic creativity that is alive & well in the US