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Trump to sign order making English the official U.S. language

dandolo2k

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And this will do...what?

If I hear someone speaking Spanish or another non-English language, do I call the cops?
 
Airyaman said:
And this will do...what?

If I hear someone speaking Spanish or another non-English language, do I call the cops?
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of Course ! Immediately, hurry on! I think next bill will declare speaking unofficial lang a crime!
 
Fun fun.. like this type of behavior has not started wars before..
 
what it does is eliminate multilingual requirements
 
NatMorton said:
Encouraging the development of English language skills is a good thing.
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How does this encourage it? Do you get an award if you learn English? Maybe a bronze card instead of a gold one?
 
Airyaman said:
And this will do...what?
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Apparently, very little.

Trump’s designation will allow federal agencies to maintain their current policies and continue to provide documents and services in other languages. But it “encourages new Americans to adopt a national language that opens doors to greater opportunities,” according to the fact sheet.
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Airyaman said:
If I hear someone speaking Spanish or another non-English language, do I call the cops?
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Nope.
 
dandolo2k said:
Congratulations, gentlemans and ... lady! !! You've got an official language right now!


How could you live without it ?
But why ENGLISH ? It's strange. He could pick Russian, why not ?
Or .... Ukrainian !
Imagine : From now on Ukrainian MOVA is official language of the United States of America! Sounds great!
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He will rename the language. It's gonna be called 'American'.
 
Airyaman said:
How does this encourage it? Do you get an award if you learn English? Maybe a bronze card instead of a gold one?
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It remains to be seen if this change will encourage more immigrants to learn more English. If it does, that's a good thing.
 
Whew, with all the troubling economic news lately, I was worried Trump's laser focus on culture war issues might lessen.
 
dandolo2k said:
Congratulations, gentlemans and ... lady! !! You've got an official language right now!


How could you live without it ?
But why ENGLISH ? It's strange. He could pick Russian, why not ?
Or .... Ukrainian !
Imagine : From now on Ukrainian MOVA is official language of the United States of America! Sounds great!
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Wow! What a silly thing to say. As of 2023, 78% of the US population speaks only English at home. English is the most widely spoken language in the United States, and is the official language in 32 states and all US territories. Although 22% of U.S. residents report that they speak a language other than English at home, only 8.4% of these same residents speak English less than "very well"
 
Airyaman said:
How does this encourage it? Do you get an award if you learn English? Maybe a bronze card instead of a gold one?
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This is the kind of performative stuff the MAGAverse sees as "getting so much done". I don't think I'd hire the MAGAverse to discern real work from busy work.
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