Five-in-six Americans support making English the official language of the United States

[homesick_american 1]

What if you're deaf... and only speak Spanish?

Do the text-phones offer multiple-language support?

Good point, hadn't thought of that.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

What if you're deaf... and only speak Spanish?

Do the text-phones offer multiple-language support?

Good point, hadn't thought of that.

Hmmm, if VJers ran a country, what would that country be like?

[Dwarf_Ogress 0]

Wow, that was a good point!

[homesick_american 1]

What if you're deaf... and only speak Spanish?

Do the text-phones offer multiple-language support?

Good point, hadn't thought of that.

Hmmm, if VJers ran a country, what would that country be like?

Eh...probably not much different from the one we already have.

[mawilson 2,133]

In the global scheme of things, it's incredibly unrealistic. People are immigrating and emigrating throughout the world. Change is inevitable. Why this desire to be static?

The same reason people are against global warming. Species come and go, the sun gets brighter

and the sun gets cooler. Why this desire to be static?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

In France, you're supposed to say 'le chien chaud' instead of 'le hot dog'.

Thanks...that made my day. 'Le hot dog' reminded me of Pepe Le Pew.

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

What if you're deaf... and only speak Spanish?

Do the text-phones offer multiple-language support?

Good point, hadn't thought of that.

Hmmm, if VJers ran a country, what would that country be like?

i already do, it's on nationstates.net

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

In the global scheme of things, it's incredibly unrealistic. People are immigrating and emigrating throughout the world. Change is inevitable. Why this desire to be static?

The same reason people are against global warming. Species come and go, the sun gets brighter

and the sun gets cooler. Why this desire to be static?

rofl

[homesick_american 1]

In France, you're supposed to say 'le chien chaud' instead of 'le hot dog'.

Thanks...that made my day. 'Le hot dog' reminded me of Pepe Le Pew.

My French degree is excellent at parties...it allows me to tell witty stories like that one.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

In the global scheme of things, it's incredibly unrealistic. People are immigrating and emigrating throughout the world. Change is inevitable. Why this desire to be static?

The same reason people are against global warming. Species come and go, the sun gets brighter

and the sun gets cooler. Why this desire to be static?

...touche brother, touche (a foreign non-English word).

In France, you're supposed to say 'le chien chaud' instead of 'le hot dog'.

Thanks...that made my day. 'Le hot dog' reminded me of Pepe Le Pew.

My French degree is excellent at parties...it allows me to tell witty stories like that one.

I took 2 years of French back in high school and about all I remember was...

Donnez mois tete. (It was a Catholic HS)

[homesick_american 1]

I took 2 years of French back in high school and about all I remember was...

Donnez mois tete. (It was a Catholic HS)

Your parents should ask for a tuition refund. :lol: :lol:

That doesn't mean what you think it does. Plus, it's moi, not mois. 'Mois' means 'month'. If you want to tell someone to suck your fat one, say 'Sucez ma bite.'

[JoeMama 0]

I took 2 years of French back in high school and about all I remember was...

Donnez mois tete. (It was a Catholic HS)

Your parents should ask for a tuition refund. :lol: :lol:

That doesn't mean what you think it does. Plus, it's moi, not mois. 'Mois' means 'month'. If you want to tell someone to suck your fat one, say 'Sucez ma bite.'

Thanks for the info! I'm booking my trip to France right now just so I can try that phrase out!

[Fandango 1,439]

Everytime I see this thread I'm reminded of the tshirt that says '4 outta 3 people have a problem with fractions'

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

So what changes would result if we were to make English the official language? Would it have any consequence? Or would we just be trying to make a point?

There is a fear and a movement motivated by that fear - that Spanish will become more integrated into American English. So what better way than to pour bleach on it.

Thank God, the race card played just in time.

I was a little worried we're not getting there in this thread.

Then why should anyone give a damn about the integration, use, or implementation of Spanish into our language? As if our English language isn't already riddled with 'foreign' words. Languages evolve...get over it.

Why did you feel the need to play the race card in this thread?

Reinhard, how do you equate me pointing out a very real element 'fear' as racism? Nativism, nationalism, isolationism, xenophobia are more accurate. Being afraid of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture of turning this country into a 'third world' country exists whether you want to acknowledge that reality or not.

I boldended the phrase for you. That's what I took as the race card being played. Or was the bleach you referred to not meant to be a whitening agent?

I don't know...what's the ramifications of making English the official language of this country? What will it mean if say, an Hispanic word or phrase become so common-speak that it is integrated into our American version of English? To forbid the infiltration of words from other languages into our own would be tragic, IMO. Change is constant, but some people fear it...they want things to remain static.

It's not about a phrase to become common speak. It's not about the infiltration of words. It's about the expectation of a rather large, uninvited population that this country accomodates them rather than them accomodating the country they chose to come to. That's a big difference, you know.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

So what changes would result if we were to make English the official language? Would it have any consequence? Or would we just be trying to make a point?

There is a fear and a movement motivated by that fear - that Spanish will become more integrated into American English. So what better way than to pour bleach on it.

Thank God, the race card played just in time.

I was a little worried we're not getting there in this thread.

Then why should anyone give a damn about the integration, use, or implementation of Spanish into our language? As if our English language isn't already riddled with 'foreign' words. Languages evolve...get over it.

Why did you feel the need to play the race card in this thread?

Reinhard, how do you equate me pointing out a very real element 'fear' as racism? Nativism, nationalism, isolationism, xenophobia are more accurate. Being afraid of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture of turning this country into a 'third world' country exists whether you want to acknowledge that reality or not.

I boldended the phrase for you. That's what I took as the race card being played. Or was the bleach you referred to not meant to be a whitening agent?

I don't know...what's the ramifications of making English the official language of this country? What will it mean if say, an Hispanic word or phrase become so common-speak that it is integrated into our American version of English? To forbid the infiltration of words from other languages into our own would be tragic, IMO. Change is constant, but some people fear it...they want things to remain static.

It's not about a phrase to become common speak. It's not about the infiltration of words. It's about the expectation of a rather large, uninvited population that this country accomodates them rather than them accomodating the country they chose to come to. That's a big difference, you know.

Are you talking about the Spaniards or the British Colonists?