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| Author: | Dwight [ Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | One language in America |
The melting pot status of America contains a variety of colorful ingredients. Regardless of the many colorful ingredients that make up the melting pot, the English language should be the dominate language used for communication in America. Speaking a language other than English should be prohibited in public places. Dwight Taylor |
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| Author: | tomskag [ Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:59 am ] |
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it shouldnt be prohibited, thats un constitutional. but you should be mandated to learn english. |
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| Author: | Geronimo [ Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Speaking English In America |
Issues in U.S. Language Policy The English Only Movement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Among special-interest lobbies, the English Only movement stands out. It's easy to understand the origins of the Tobacco Institute or the Peanut Advisory Council or the Valve Manufacturers Association. But how does a language acquire a multimillion-dollar advocacy group? Cui bono? Who seeks to benefit by pushing the idea of English as the official language? Certainly not the National Council of Teachers of English or the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages or the Linguistic Society of America – these organizations strongly oppose English Only measures. U.S. English and English First, two national groups spearheading this legislation, started small in the mid-1980s. Drawing support mainly from direct-mail contributions, they have grown steadily in budgets, staffs, and influence. H.R. 123, the leading "Language of Government" bill in the 104th Congress, boasted nearly 200 cosponsors. Public support has exceeded 85 percent in some opinion polls. English Only is no longer a fringe movement. Who are these people and what do they want? Citizens who want to preserve our common language and avoid ethnic strife Bigots seeking to roll back civil rights advances for language-minority groups Conservatives hoping to impose a sense of national unity and civic responsibility Liberals who fear that bilingual education and bilingual voting discourage assimilation Nativists trying to fan animosity toward immigrants and build support for tighter quotas Euro-ethnics who resent "unfair advantages" enjoyed by Hispanics and Asians today Politicians attempting to exploit a national mood of isolationism and xenophobia Racists who equate multiculturalism and ethnic separatism Americans who feel threatened by diversity, among other unsetting changes All of the above A good case could be made for "all of the above." You be the judge. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepage ... ORD/HL.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_ ... ted_States http://www.lsadc.org/faq/index.php?aaa=endangered.htm http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20011107.html http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/1906/dialects.html |
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| Author: | dstonejr [ Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | I concur. |
What irks me is that we have people that are learning foreign languages. That's great and all but a vast majority of these people still cease and desist from using english grammar correctly. |
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| Author: | DeweyDell [ Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:35 pm ] |
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For one thing if you have the learning and mental ability to actually learn another lanuage...more than likely you will use the namebrand language of your country of origin or one of interest. Stopping the bastardization of what we sound like must come end. |
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