Our country only has one language? Say something not in English.

[KyndCulture]

I love my country and my first language is English but this argument is BULLSHIT!!!

I speak 2 languages. My second language albeit VERY VERY limited should be more accepted here...Not less..... It's Tsalagi.


And because the computer can't repro the letters, I'll do this phonetically as my mom taught it to me..

nvwaa-hadohiiya-aha-dv



And my brothers and sisters, that means PEACE in the Native Cherokee language.


And we can't sing the "star spangled banner" in another language???????

[KyndCulture]

1. OH damn forgot the article.. sorry!

President Bush right: anthem ought to be sung in English
Monday, May 1, 2006 11:01 AM EDT
A Spanish-language version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” debuted April 28.
“I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English,” President Bush said.
Bush also expressed his disapproval of today's national work stoppage called to dramatize the importance of immigrants to the U.S. economy.
“I'm not a supporter of boycotts,” Bush said.
The Spanish-language version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” features Wyclef Jean, hip-hop star Pitbull and Puerto Rican singers Carlos Ponce and Olga Tanon.
“Nuestro Himno” - “Our Anthem - rewrites some of the English version.
The second stanza, for example, says, “My people keep fighting. It's time to break the chains.”
We agree with Bush.
“I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English.”
The emergence of a Spanish-language anthem and today's boycott are divisive elements in a national debate over how to deal with an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of major U.S. cities demanding that citizenship barriers be lowered.

“One of the things that's very important is when we debate this issue that we not lose our national soul,” Bush said on this highly charged issue during a Rose Garden news conference.

Americans need to focus on the things they have in common - not differences that can keep them apart.

http://www.dowagiacnews.com/articles/2006/05/01/editorials/dneditorial01.txt

[bluerum]

6. Bush=moron. Also synonmous with deficit of intellect, humanity and vision.

[One_of_8]

2. What will be used to replace RSVP

on all invitations? If it's going to be an English-only country, we can't have French phrases on the invitations we send out?

[KyndCulture]

4. HAHAHA good one!

or how about what the hell is a Cul de Sac gonna be called?

[MADem]

13. No more ADMIRALS in the Navy, and no SHERBET for you!!!

No more ALGEBRA at school!!!

All those words have arabic origins!!!!

[RedG1]

16. ALGEBRA?

Weapons of Math Destruction

At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a
public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession
of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he
believes the man is a member of the notorious al-Gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

"Al-Gebra is a fearsome cult," Ashcroft said. "They desire average solutions
by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of
absolute value. They use secret code names like "x" and "y" and refer to themselves as "unknowns", but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country."

When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, "If God had wanted
us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more
fingers and toes. I am gratified that our government has given us a sine that it
is intent on protracting us from these math-dogs who are willing to disintegrate us with calculus disregard. the President said, adding: "Under the circumferences," the President said, "we must differentiate their root, make our
point, and draw the line."

Attorney General Gonzales said, "As our Great Leader would say, read my
ellipse. Here is one principle he is uncertainty of: though they continue to
multiply, their days are numbered as the hypotenuse tightens around their necks."

[sarge43]

23. No coffee either. n/t

[Kajsa]

3. We don't promote learning second and third languages

in American public schools.

The exception is learning English as a second language.

We are woefully behind in this area.

PS. I learned Swedish as a child. My parents
immigrated from Sweden after WW II.
In high school, I studied German. After
living in SoCal for 50+ years I finally learned
some Spanish.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Here is a sample of words which will henceforth be forbidden:

Mea Culpa and all the other latin words used in the Medical, Biological and Legal fields.


Soi Dissant, ennui and all the other words of French derivation.

Cojones, Mierda, and "se habla espanol," Gone forever.

[tjwmason]

7. One that Bush will particularly enjoy getting rid of...

habeus corpus.

:eyes:

[KyndCulture]

8. LOL!!! no kidding.

[malmapus]

12. And I thought Bush was a fan of...

Veni Vedi Veci

[The Backlash Cometh]

15. Damn. Rove is coming in through the back door...again.

Clever prick.

[Gato Moteado]

9. republicanos son chanchos

nt

[tom_boy]

10. you have to have language to communicate.

I am inclined to think that having people able to communicate is a good thing. Pretty much that means speaking the same language. But at some point, someone is going to have to leave their comfort zone and learn something new. In most countries, new comers are expected to make that effort.

Maybe we should decide what that common language should be.
Maybe go with German.

But if people don't make some commitment to communicate, we aren't much of a people.

But maybe we use this whole deal to get some kind of anthem that people can actually sing

[sarge43]

11. Say something not in English

Dare pondus idonea fumo (in answer to any attempt to control the evolution of language)

Nos vertus ne sont le plus souvent que des vices deguises. (A classy way of saying we're being bs'ed)

Empodizi ton logon o phobos. (Especially apt during these times)

Blinder Eifer schadet nur. (Always good advice)

Oh yes, muchas gracias Repugs. Please keep on insulting the fastest growing group in this country

[otohara]

14. Moshi,moshi

when answering the phone in Japan, moshi, moshi is said vs the typical person to person hello, which is konichi-wa

[LouisianaLiberal]

17. Say something not in English.

From the classified recordings in the oval office: "Ich bin der Geist der stets verneint" (I am the spirit that always negates)

[Sparkly]

18. "Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer."

Das tut mir leid.

My parents actually had a book of children's poems in German they'd read to us, thinking we'd enjoy the sounds or something, even though we couldn't understand it... I even remember one:

Ich und du
Millers Kuh
Millers Esel
Da bist du.

A rough translation (I did study German later):
Me and you
Farmer's Cow
Farmer's Ass
That is you.

[kaye45]

19. another charming German childrens lied

My ex was German and had this sung to him at night getting tucked in:

Schlaf gut
traum süss
macht ins Bett
kein Gemus'

means:
sleep well
sweet dreams
don't make in the bed
a vegetable

[Sparkly]

20. HaHA!!!

That's cute!

[tom_boy]

25. German

BTW I mentioned German because it almost became the official language when this whole nation started.

The Germans have heavily influenced American English.

It looks like some people have some unhappy experiences with German culture, but it is worth noting that they are way ahead us in living conditios, public transportation, education and environmental.
protection. There are worse languages to learn, and as I say, if you can't speak the same language, you can't communicate very well.

But apparently their lullabies really suck.

[Sparkly]

37. "apparently their lullabies really suck"...

Well, we have one about a baby falling out of a tree!!

And don't even get me started on fairytales -- there are some reeeeally bizarre ones from Europe.

[mcscajun]

21. "Welcome"

Gotcha!

[KyndCulture]

22. brilliant!! nt

[abburdlen]

24. we aren't English, we're Americans.

From Mississippi to the Dakotas, from Los Angeles to Tallahassee the language of our nation just like the people of it are an amalgam of others.

I suppose there will always be those that will feel threatened by change but the ethnic profile of America continues to change and so will our language. There are and always will be those that stick with the their old familiar ways but our shared culture is always in flux. Personally, I think that diversity has made our country a better place.

What was that other non-english phrase?
E pluribus unum

[sarge43]

26. That one and these

Annuit Coeotis atque Novus Odro Seclorum

One other thought about this stupidity:

Approximately two thirds to three fourths of the English vocabulary is non-Anglo-Saxon in origin. For example, (R)republican is from Latin and some linguists believe it is originally Etruscan.

[jenmito]

27. A reporter asked McClellan today why the WH website...

is also in Spanish. McClellan gave some BS answer about some people not having English as their first language so they may want to read the site in Spanish. The reason it's BS is it's the same reason people want to sing the Anthem in Spanish. And that's not ok? The next time I see Bush pandering to a Spanish-speaking crowd by trying to say something in Spanish, people should stand up and shout "hypocrite"-in Spanish!

[Uncle Joe]

28. Mahal Kita or E ne e beeg kita,

It means I love you the first for a family member the second for a romantic interest. It's Tagalog, I learned it while in the Philippines, although I may have misspelled it.:)

[sakabatou]

29. Konnichiwa KC-san (Good afternoon KC)

Kyo wa nani o shimasuka? (What are you doing today?)

[jenmito]

30. Watashi wakarimasu sukoshi Nihongo.

Did I just say I understand a little Japanese? My husband is Japanese and I only know a tiny bit. Hajimemashite.

[sakabatou]

31. Sorta... but it's in the wrong places...

Sukoshi Nihon-go wakarimasu, would be correct.

[jenmito]

32. Arigato gozaimasu.

How 'bout that? :D (Yeah, I knew the order was wrong after I wrote it).

[sakabatou]

33. That's correct

[KyndCulture]

34. Kick for more bilingual people.

[hippiechick]

35. "Etwas nicht auf Englisch"

Jetzt habe ich dein besuch geantwortet.

Und ich bin aus Wisconsin, USA gekommen.

:hi:

[Behind the Aegis]

36. ....

Shalom!
Salaam!
Paz!
Pace!
Pais!
Peace!

[DrDebug]

38. ...

Friede
vrede
Freden
Mir
mier
???
?????
olakamigenoka
asomdwoe
ittimokla
silha
?ul-mu
pau
????????????????
paco
malu
????
??????
shanti
?????