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FYI: English isn't the official language of the United States
MSN/CNN ^
| 5/20/2018
| Harmeet Kaur
Posted on 05/20/2018 1:55:26 PM PDT by sodpoodle
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To: Does so
Hell, many don’t even bother with being “sworn in”...They just vote and collect welfare, school deferments and housing...
There used to be a TV show called “Life of Riley”...Now, it’s “Life of Jose”....
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:22:50 PM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
To: Steely Tom
Used to be the corazón de la ciudad HUH? I was born in California (by parents who were American citizens) but I speak not one word of Spanish!
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:23:05 PM PDT
by
notaliberal
(St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
To: sodpoodle
Do Mexicans have to dial “1” for Spanish?
I didn’t think so.
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:26:10 PM PDT
by
Maceman
(We need a temporary ban on Muslims just until churches and synagogues can be built in Mecca.)
To: notaliberal
The only Spanish word I wish to hear is Adios...When the illegals leave the country....
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:26:19 PM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
To: sodpoodle
Yes, The US has never had an official language.
An obvious fact, otherwise this article is garbage propaganda.
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:31:30 PM PDT
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: sodpoodle
English isnt the official language of the United StatesAnd thats a big part of the problems we are having.
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:33:22 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: sodpoodle
I think I will move to France and demand everyone speaks English to me. I wonder how that would work out?
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:33:25 PM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(The only good Commie is a dead Commie. Cast your Vote Accordingly.)
To: sodpoodle
The way Democrats carry on about Deportation, you would think “Mexico” was Spanish for Auschwitz.
Just sayin’...
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:34:49 PM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(The only good Commie is a dead Commie. Cast your Vote Accordingly.)
To: ransomnote
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:36:17 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: JBW1949
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:43:09 PM PDT
by
notaliberal
(St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
To: sodpoodle
On the occasions that I entered a country/region where English was widely spoken I made it a point to learn a few words/phrases of the local language.When in Quebec I politely ask "parlez-vous Anglais?" and say "merci".In Brazil I learned "obrigado" (thank you).In East Africa I learned "jambo" (hello).
But in this country I refuse to speak anything but English to anybody except foreign tourists who are polite and confused..and then I only know a few words of French and Spanish.
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posted on
05/20/2018 3:55:50 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
To: sodpoodle
Just the same I refuse to speak Spanish with anyone while in the United States.
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posted on
05/20/2018 4:05:37 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: sodpoodle
English is the
de facto national language of the United States, with 82 percent of the population claiming it as a mother tongue, and some 96 percent claiming to speak it "well" or "very well."
"In 1774, to make separation of the colonies from England more emphatic it was proposed in the American Continental Congress that the official language of the new political entity be changed from English to German.
"Twenty-seven members of the congress voted for, and 27 voted against, this proposal. Frederick Muhlenberg broke the tie by casting a negative vote.
"GOOD ENOUGH for me" The Courts were always pointing out de facto segregation, sic. English IS the official language IMHO .
NUMEROUS REFERENCES INCLUDING: https://www.tnonline.com/2011/feb/05/was-german-almost-official-language-us
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posted on
05/20/2018 4:05:40 PM PDT
by
Tuketu
(The Dim Platform is splinters bound by crazy glue. TRUMP is the solvent.)
To: moovova
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posted on
05/20/2018 4:06:58 PM PDT
by
Tuketu
(The Dim Platform is splinters bound by crazy glue. TRUMP is the solvent.)
To: ransomnote
because my dinner is often broken.
To: sodpoodle
English is the most utilitarian language in the world.
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posted on
05/20/2018 4:20:09 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: morphing libertarian
LOL - and it needs to be “fixed”. I grew up in New England, and we didn’t “fix” dinner - we made dinner, i.e, “I’m going to go make dinner”. (Actually, it was “supper”.
To: Inspectorette
The last supper was 2000 years ago, so no more supper
To: ransomnote
We cook dinner, you FIX it. Thats because your dinner was a mess.
(as in Mess Hall)
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posted on
05/20/2018 5:18:42 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: sodpoodle
Trump could make this happen, it would be just as important as the Wall.
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