When will Spanish be the most spoken language in the USA statistically (based on census figures)?
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Never. The children born in this country are americans, and their first language will be English.
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It depends on where you live and what you plan on doing.  In the United States especially in the south/ southwest Spanish is the best option just because of the wide use and there are a lot of resources and schools for learning Spanish.  If you want a future job in government the security languages are Russian, Farsi, and Arabic.  Chinese is also a very valuable language to learn, especially with their growing economy.
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Well, I wouldn't say it bothers me, mostly because the US dosen't have an official language. I think it may bother some people who are afraid of change, because if enough spanish speaking immigrants come into the country, enough to make Spanish speaking americans the majority, then everything would be in Spanish, and people would have to learn a new language.\nMakes me wish I had taken Spanish instead of French in HS.
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Hello...\n\nColombia's census info is online but unfortunately I do not read Spanish.  IF you do or another answerer...you can get the info here:\nhttp://www.dane.gov.co/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=16&id=269&Itemid=750
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Any Spanish-speaking country's a great place to learn Spanish.  It depends on the dialect you want to learn.
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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.
1120219
Spanish shouldn't be America's national language but neither should English. The US has survived for over 200 years with a national language. We don't need one now.
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WELL, EVERY PEOPLE PLANNING TO LIVE HERE, HAS TO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BUT SINCE THE SPANISH SPEAKING POPULATION IN THE US IS GROWING SO FAST, MANY COMPANIES, BUSINESSES ARE CHOOSING SPANISH AS A MAJOR SECOND LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO ENCREASE THEIR SALES...NOW ABOUT THE JOBS...SINCE THIS IS A FAST GROWING POPULATION, MANY BUSINESSES ARE CHOOSING BILINGUAL WORKERS TO ATTRACT MORE SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE TO THEIR BUSINESSES. BILINGUAL PERSONNEL IS EQUAL TO 2, THEY CAN COMMUNICATE WITH EITHER ENGLISH/SPANISH CUSTOMERS WITHOUT THE EMPLOYER HAVING TO PAY 2 PERSONS DOING THE SAME JOB. SEE MY RELATED QUESTION ON MY PROFILE
1103122
Spanish - a huge percentage of the world's population speaks Spanish.  Then French.
756202
If you live in the US, it would be more helpful to learn Mexican or Central American Spanish, Cuban Spanish if you live in Florida or New York.  Puerto Rican speakers can pretty much talk to everyone.  I still think Costa Rica would be a good choice, even with a lot of English speakers there to help you through the rough spots. They'll be speaking mostly Spanish with some US slang thrown in, but you probably can't escape "hey" "baby" and "wussup" no matter where you go today.
688682
if most number of languages, \nit's the united states of america...\n\nif most number of dialects, \nit's papua new guinea...
115084
The Latino community has now become the largest, and fastest growing minority community in the States, so there is a growing segment of the population that speaks Spanish, and non-spanish speakers are taking up the language as a way to improve commerce with this community.
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(Technically, not even English is an "official" language of the US; it's simply by far the most predominant language spoken in the country.)\n\nAs I understand it, those who are native speakers of Spanish typically reside in those states closest to Latin America, so it is in essence a localized issue. It simply would be impractical to expect, say, the state of Wisconsin to provide Spanish translations for everything (from road signs to legislation).\n\nAdopting Spanish as an second language might be more practical in states like Texas and Florida, but these states are rather conservative and probably invest much nationalistic pride in the English language. So the debates there will not be over the practical concerns, but over national identity: should America expect more "melting" in its melting pot, or should it support multiculturalism?
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english\nspanish\nfrench
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Spanish,English,French and Dutch
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I'd say if you live in America and you dont speak English, then English. If you do, then Spanish.
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I would take Spanish. It will be much more helpful in travel, especially if you want to travel to Mexico, Central America, South America, or Spain. It is a fairly easy language to pick up on as the conjugations of verbs generally follow a pattern and it is easy to pronounce once you learn the vowel sounds.