Is English our national language (USA)

[Jameson657]

Is English the United States National Language? Tell me your thoughts.

 

[psydancerqt]

http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20011107.html

not offically the national language

 

[axelfox]

No

 

[BZ]

I thought there was some congressional vote in the early days and german almost won, but english won by a couple of votes. This is from my hazy memory of a really bad jr. high history teacher, so maybe it's completely made up.

 

[MrPickins]

Since English is the language that the Gov't of the USA uses for all purposes, does that not make it our "national language," even if it's unofficial?

If it's unofficial, then who cares?

 

[hjo3]

> Since English is the language that the Gov't of the USA uses for all purposes, does that not make it our "national language," even if it's unofficial?
Does that make sense to you?

Considering it's a question about language, one would think you could've phrased this better...

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: BZ
I thought there was some congressional vote in the early days and german almost won, but english won by a couple of votes. This is from my hazy memory of a really bad jr. high history teacher, so maybe it's completely made up.

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[psydancerqt]

i told him he should have made the poll "do you think english is the national language of the us?"
-yes
-no
-i dont know

we were having an arguement about it.... trying to settle it here... then he decided to throw in "unofficially"....

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

I wish Senator Sam Hayakawa's efforts had not been fruitless.

intresting site

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: psydancerqt
i told him he should have made the poll "do you think english is the national language of the us?"
-yes
-no
-i dont know

we were having an arguement about it.... trying to settle it here... then he decided to throw in "unofficially"....

My answer is the same either way... it is not. People can speak Spanish or Greek or whatever they want for all I care, it doesn't hurt me one bit.

 

[stormbv]

Milk is the only thing I like to be homogenized.

 

[Swanny]

I disagree. The gov't does not use it for all purposes, mainly because the Constitution says it has to be flexible. Many gov't functions are done in multiple languages.

On the other hand, I think that English should be made our National language so the gov't will function all in English. I think this would greatly streamline the gov't.