FYI: English isn't the official language of the United States

MSN/CNN ^ | 5/20/2018 | Harmeet Kaur

[sodpoodle]

Interesting.

[moovova]

American is the official language.

[BobL]

“FYI: English isn’t the official language of the United States”

That’s why a second term is needed from Trump.

[VanDeKoik]

Neither is Newspeak.

[joshua c]

Yes

[Hugin]

The Constitution wasn’t written in Spanish or German.

[ransomnote]

Had a visiting lecturer from Australia tell us, among other things, that Americans do not speak English. The example he gave (sternly) was, “We cook dinner, you FIX it.”

[Vendome]

It is if you want to make money or cash your welfare check...

[JBW1949]

“...Be able to read, write, and speak basic English...”

I know it’s silly to expect our government to obey their own rules and regulations, but the above is one of the requirements for U.S. citizenship....

Seems to me that, by this law, we declare English as the official American language...

[sodpoodle]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq-history

What are the origins of the English Language?
The history of English is conventionally, if perhaps too neatly, divided into three periods usually called Old English (or Anglo-Saxon), Middle English, and Modern English. The earliest period begins with the migration of certain Germanic tribes from the continent to Britain in the fifth century A.D., though no records of their language survive from before the seventh century, and it continues until the end of the eleventh century or a bit later. By that time Latin, Old Norse (the language of the Viking invaders), and especially the Anglo-Norman French of the dominant class after the Norman Conquest in 1066 had begun to have a substantial impact on the lexicon, and the well-developed inflectional system that typifies the grammar of Old English had begun to break down.

[sodpoodle]

Well stated;)

[JBW1949]

Thanks...

Also...Since English is required for U.S. citizenship and U.S. citizenship is required to be able to vote, why are ballots available printed in Spanish???

[map]

It seems to me that learning to speak English has been one of the talking points for the pro-legalization politicians, in addition to paying fines and back taxes.

I can close my eyes and almost hear the words coming out of phony Rubio’s mouth: “...learn to speak English...”

[Architect of Avalon]

Every state that still can should make English its official language.

[Vaquero]

Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas on immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
“ In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American…There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag… We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language… and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
Every American citizen needs to read this!
KEEP THIS MOVING!

[Vaquero]

Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas on immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
“ In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American…There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag… We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language… and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
Every American citizen needs to read this!
KEEP THIS MOVING!

[TigersEye]

Why is this article written in English?

[Regulator]

I just love getting lectures from a guy named Harmeet about what our language should be.

[notaliberal]

In California ballots are printed in
English
Spanish
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Tagalog
Vietnamese

[Pelham]

Anybody want to buy Harmeet Kaur a ticket back home?