PiNoYz Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Okay, so what do you guys think the official language of the USA is? I need to know cause I need it for my Research paper for college.. If you don't think it should be English, can you explain. If you think it's English, can you explain. If you think it's Spanish, explain. Should the USA have an official language? Thanks for your help guys :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha Bloo Monkee Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 what?? what's the point of this? English is the official and most widely spoken language in the US. Just look up a wikipedia entry and you'll read that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 English because over 96% know how to speak it very well. There is no official language of the U.S. though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 English of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 20, 2010 Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2010 Countries can have two or more official languages. If the United States were to eventually adopt official languages it may very well be both English and Spanish. Right now, however, English is the unofficial official language. If I lived in the United States, my kid(s) would surely be in a Spanish school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogerjones Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 The poll asks for knowledge of a fact, then your post asks for an opinion. The fact is that there is no official language for the US. Many states define English as the official language, but some have multiple official languages. And what kind of pathetic research paper uses a poorly-written, ambiguous poll from Neowin as a source of credible information? Do you go to Bob's University? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfaaqua Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I did not know that there was no official language. Someone should actually fix that as English is the (un)official language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etempest Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 There is no "official" language as law however, I say, the most common language spoken is English, followed by Spanish at this point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentaal Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 The US has no official language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediweasel Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 How about Klingon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Having studied this in TWO classes this semester, I can tell you there is NO OFFICIAL language of the US. There's "Standard English" but it is not officially recognized in the US. However, I think a good portion of the states (can't remember how many) have made English the standard language of the state. Federal: No State: Some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 English because over 96% know how to speak it very well. *resists the urge to make a joke* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdood Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 I did not know that there was no official language. Someone should actually fix that as English is the (un)official language. The lack of an official language is intentional and not a mistake that needs fixing. However, if it were to be done, English and Spanish would most likely be declared the official languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted April 29, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted April 29, 2010 Most people in North America speak US English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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