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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:07 AM Original message |
Poll question: Do you think that English should be the official language of the United States? |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. proud to be the first NO vote.... |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. same here. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. I love the diversity too |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I suppose I disagree that we need to be "unified...." |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
29. Learning English didn't erase my Estonian |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. oh I completely agree, but that cuts both ways, IMO.... |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
87. If I moved to Spain |
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chixydix (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
65. I don't think anyone has proposed making it illegal to have a conversation in any language... |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #65 |
123. You'd be surprised at the prejudice in some workplaces, then. Clusters of Filipina nurses... |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
54. Having an official language does not mean that diversity goes away |
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Ordr (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes. |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. All the Yes votes... |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. There's lots of "oddness" at DU during the "silly season" |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
33. Yes. Strange. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
56. its xenophobic |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #56 |
82. How does declaring a national language solve this problem? |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. It sets a standard |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #85 |
109. Perhsaps I missed this but EMTs in my town use |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #56 |
106. Raises hand as a former EMT |
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erebusman (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
98. xenophobes? |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
101. Spare Me. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #101 |
134. Exactly. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
115. I knew it. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
133. It's about practicality. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. I think calling it "the official language" opens some nasty doors... |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Sure, but making it "The. Official. Language." doesn't |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. well said, El Pinko |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. I don't think it should be incumbent on the government to provide materials in other languages... |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
93. even "DANGER, LIVE WIRE" ? |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
48. yes - it also allows governments to opt out of supplying translators and materials written in other |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
125. "Some people might be ignorant enough to interpret it as a ban on other languages "... |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. Hell No |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
9. German would be more appropriate |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
90. Now you STOP THAT! |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
10. America should enact moronese as its offical speak or how |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'd need to know what kind of policy would accompany English being the "official" language. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
52. most every country has an official language or languages |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
81. See what I mean? This can get out of control fast. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
14. no country should ever try to codify culture |
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chixydix (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
66. That is a very interesting claim. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
16. Yes |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
17. Quebec. Tower of Babel. |
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Ordr (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #17 |
41. I think I'm in love... |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
69. You've made me reconsider my long-held opinion on this topic. |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
104. Spot on, thank you. n/t |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
18. No, it isn't the nature of this country |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. wow, supernova- thanks for reposting that |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. The immigration pattern |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. so true- it is inevitable |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #39 |
119. I can relate Supernova -there seems to be a neverending cycle in Australia as well |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
19. I'm a native English speaker - but trying to learn French |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
20. well, it's OK if you have one that speeks english to translate for the other 1400 that don |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
21. Yes, but I don't think we need just one. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
60. there was a historical reason for that, they were French colonialists from the beginning..not an are... |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Which does not negate the possibility of having two. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #68 |
86. i studied Esperanto, it is the perfect solution, everybody keeps their own language and can still |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
22. If we do, would we need to convince some English to immigrate to teach it? |
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Clear Blue Sky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
24. Makes sense to have an official language. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
25. I am of German descent and during the wars my family was forced |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I don't think having an official language |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. But they have been banned in the past - what happened then can |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. But that was social pressure, not law. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. I know but if we have a law that makes any language an official |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
26. Most People Barely Speak English |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
30. there's no need for an official language in the US. |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
32. No. We could have just as easily been speaking Spanish anyway. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Actually German was very prevalent until WWI |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
35. Absolutely not. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
40. yes. in the past it was the defacto "official language" and immigrants worked hard to learn it ... |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. They still work hard to learn it. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
43. Seeings how "America" is a melting pot, and there are many different types English spoken in it |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
44. Other. Dutch. |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
45. No |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
46. Should Christianity be our official religion? |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
47. So, the people in your Denver metro area think people should speak English only in public? |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
105. just some people- fear of illegal immigrants, I suspect |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #105 |
110. I'd love to know what the people speaking Spanish say about your friend to each other after she |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #110 |
118. I don't know enough of the slang in Spanish to know but they are |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #118 |
126. I think I'd have to reply, "It's America! We have a lot of freedom here!" |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
50. I just re-read Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution for the umpteen millionth time |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
51. yes, english is the de facto language of business in the usa |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #51 |
107. yes, I have noticed while traveling, that others liked to speak English to me |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
53. Other and here is why |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. Make Learning 2 Languages An Elementary & H.S. Requirement! |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. So what about languages 3-4-5-6 |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. How Many? |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. it should be up to the school district.. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
55. It should be profanity. The universal language. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
57. This is a free country (supposedly) |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
58. Sure. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
61. Other: We don't speak English. We speak American. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
62. when i lived in el paso, you couldnt hardly get a job if you "didnt" speak spanish.. is that fair |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. No Problem |
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guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #70 |
129. Stop being pedantic |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #62 |
74. yes |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #62 |
75. Yes, you can not communicate with people what job do you think you should be able to get? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. One Where You Can Communicate With People? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. But if half or a third of the population you will be communicating with speak a language |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #62 |
128. Just like you can't get a job in a predominately English speaking... |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
64. no way |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
67. English IS the language of America. There's no need to make it the *official* language too. |
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guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #67 |
130. Ever heard the phrase "Press 1 for English?" n/t |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
71. 'A'ole makemake |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
73. I really don't see why we would have to make it "Official" |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
76. When I go to court, they speak English. |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
78. I voted no |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
79. Why bother? |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
83. Navajo should be the official language. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
88. Yes because it leads to faster assimilation. nt |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
89. No |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
91. Why is there a need to have an official language? |
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Fahan (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. Be like quebec....if you can't speak french you don't get the job |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #96 |
99. I never said it should be spanish |
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Fahan (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #96 |
100. How about international sign language |
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Fahan (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
92. Hell Yes |
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Doctor Cynic (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
94. You'd expect the President of the United States to be fluent in the official language... |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
95. What, and make everyone learn a foreign language? Especially the |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
97. what, exactly, would be the effect, of declaring english the "official" language? |
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Fahan (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
102. I vote for International sign language |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
103. No, but that's not the reason. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
108. Overkill: Most Americans speak nothing but English anyway |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
111. After going thru |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
112. Wouldn't that interfere with freedom of speech? |
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kevinbgoode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
113. Next they'll be screaming at the hearing-impaired, declaring that |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
114. Oh, hell no! |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
116. Seriously, it already is. |
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guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #116 |
131. Agreed. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
117. Everyone knows that in order to make it in this country you have to... |
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DrFever (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. Well said. No need to make it official, but folks should learn it. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
121. No. People learn the Common Tongue as fast as they possibly can, but not everyone is skilled at that |
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ToeBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
122. My, my, leave for a few months and this place goes straight to hell. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
124. Spanish should have staus here |
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guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #124 |
132. oooh please not that twisted logic again! |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
127. I am surprised at this poll's results. |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #127 |
135. This board isn't particularly progressive. NT |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
136. Nope. Tell that to people in the SW who speak Spanish. Or people in Maine who speak French. |
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