Instead of English as the official language...?
602525
Sure! Then we ALL get to start over and learn a new language. What a fair and impartial way to resolve this question! We'll learn together and join in brotherhood and sisterhood.\n\nI'll start now. <ahem>\n\n"Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum,\n\nSi þin nama gehalgod.\n\nTo becume þin rice,\n\ngewurþe ðin willa, on eorðan swa swa on heofonum.\n\nurne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg,\n\nand forgyf us ure gyltas, swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum.\n\nand ne gelæd þu us on costnunge, ac alys us of yfele. soþlice."\n\nJust funnin' with you all. Forgyf me, please.
639445
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.
580120
how about try English first....lol!
67997
You can speak english obviously... your other posts are in english.
1111605
I believe you people are missing the point. English IS the official language of the U.S. Just because some people don't speak English here does not mean everyone here can't. If you go to a store and can't communicate with the clerk, leave, and don't return. If it's a national chain contact the corporate office. It's more than likely a local problem caused by the manager ( that is highly replaceable). \nJust because something is difficult is no excuse not to do it. It has been my experience that you can do ANYTHING you decide you really want to do. It takes hard work and determination but even someone with "learning issues" is capable of much greater things than learning the English language.\nStop making excuses and get to work!
1061650
well its better to give it in english! i suggest.
1187912
Because there are some Spanish people. If it automatically went to English it -might- be troublesome.
843909
people care about their languages, it's not reasonable, it's not defensible from any scientific point of view, it is just the way human culture is, so yes, it is desirable to try to preserve all languages. how would you feel if suddenly no one spoke english anymore and you were forced to express yourself for the rest of your life in another language?
832802
English should be the national language and there should be fines for any business or company who knowingly hires illegals and for any landlord who knowingly sells or rents to illegals!!\n\nWhat part of illegal is so hard to understand?????????
805502
Yes there is possibly more English speaking then any other language, yet I doubt it would be spoken all over the world, because nationalities want to keep tradition and want to speak in their own language and not a strange forgien one.
685113
I would like to start a petition that ALL foreign languages be banned on our legal documents. After all, English is our national language. I don't see any other country that goes so much out of their way to make it easy for "guests" to get along.\n\nPersonally, I'm sick of it! During hurricane season our own governor came on TV and did one broadcast in English then another one right afterward in Spanish.  That made me so mad! \n\nBefore anyone starts on the whole issue of "everyone needs to be aware in an emergency"...well, if you are going to live in America, you can at least learn enough of the national language to get by in an emergency situation.
933247
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.
880501
I think if you live in the US you should know how to speak English.  And when you are out of your home in front of others - like at work, etc, it is rude to speak a different language.
353683
People get upset by what they don't understand, so more and more people have to use English. This is a shame for several reasons.\n1) People whose mother tongue is a language other than English will always feel much more comfortable expressing themselves in that language.\n2) We ought to be encouraging linguistic diversity. Languages are interesting, different sounds, accents and methods of writing. This all adds to the rich tapestry of life. In banning other languages in favour of English we're living in a much poorer world.\n3) Countries where English is spoken can become big-headed about their status in the world and not bother to learn any other language because they think the rest of the world is learning to speak theirs. Wouldn't it be great if as many English speakers learnt a foreign language as speakers of other languages learn English.\nSo - to rectify this - and change a pointless rule that serves only to protect the feelings of people who get upset and paranoid about what people might be saying in languages they don't speak - we should have different languages sections of this site - after all Yahoo have sites in different languages in Mexico, Brazil, Germany etc...
921624
English yes, Spanish no ...
738661
There is no official International Language, but English is understood and spoken by more than 48% of the world population, followed closely by 29% Chinese and 14% Arabic...so that probably makes English the International language..
370260
No. Everything important (business, international politics) operates using English.