Should english be made the offical language of the usa
To be honest i'm just sick of those damn spanish speakers acting like we should understand what they say when they came here over the border a week ago. I mean good god if i'm going to hire you on my farm and pay you 13 cents an hour then you should learn to speak my language.
So does anyone else agree? Thanks!
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Axmeister didn't say that America's a colony. I believe what he was trying to say is that America resisted making English the official language of the nation to distance itself from Great Britain. I've read that Hebrew was at one time under consideration to become the official language of the United States of America, all in an effort to become distanced from Great Britain. Side: Affirmative
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We are United States citizens. This is America, not Mexico nor China or any other country. This country should speak one language so that we can all understand each other. English is and has been the official language for a while and as Americans, I do not need to learn another language just to be able to speak with other people in my country. It's time for Americans to wise up and get a grip about what really needs to be done in regards to help this country. Side: Affirmative
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I agree. Britain is the same, we're just slightly older. We were founded by a concoction of Scandinavians, French, German and Danish people. We have our own racist problems, like the BNP, EDL, various organisations like that. It was just an observation, I didn't actually say that the only people who complain about immigration are racists. Side: Affirmative
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English is already the official language of the U.S.- with about 82% claiming it as their mother language but Spanish should not be disregarded as a one-time fad either. Hispanics are quickly becoming a major force to be reckoned with in the U.S. so more and more people will find using that language useful. Besides, haven't you ever heard of Dora the Explorer ? Side: Nope
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As a philologist I disagree with you. English is a surprisingly easy language to learn; sure, not quite as easy as Swedish or Afrikaans, but still very easy in comparison to most of the languages of the world. Spanish, though with fewer irregularities, does have an inflectional system which is far more advanced than that of English. Furthermore, English has a far larger and more precise lexicon than most other languages and is of far greater use throughout the world. Side: Affirmative
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I hope we're all educated here because its my first time and the people on Fox are crazy but back to the question at hand; I think it shouldnt be because the finding fathers knew that immigrants would be coming to the country and the country may have potentially changed in a few years so I believe that if the country becomes dominantly spanish then the next generation should speak the language but I do not suggest getting rid of the english language as a whole but if a dominant amount of people speak spanish then we should Side: Nope
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