English should be the official language?

[BDBoop]

Gingrich got applause at the debate for saying English should be our official language. Agree or disagree?

 

[Xchel]

Gingrich is wrong...English should not be our official language..the USA is not England.

 

[BDBoop]

I'm assuming you knew what he meant? We take English in high school, and we speak English. It has nothing to do with what country a person is in or from.

 

[B. Kidd]

Gingrich got applause at the debate for saying English should be our official language. Agree or disagree?

Agree.

So, when are you gonna start speakin' it?

 

[Ringel05]

Sí, sí, el español debe ser nuestro idioma oficial, pero esto no significa que no debemos aprender otros idiomas.

 

[B. Kidd]

Sí, sí, el español debe ser nuestro idioma oficial, pero esto no significa que no debemos aprender otros idiomas.

So, how are your Japanese lessons coming along from 'Rosetta Stone'?

 

[BDBoop]

Sí, sí, el español debe ser nuestro idioma oficial, pero esto no significa que no debemos aprender otros idiomas.

Felice Navidad! No ciento. Yo quiero, Taco Bell.

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[Ringel05]

Sí, sí, el español debe ser nuestro idioma oficial, pero esto no significa que no debemos aprender otros idiomas.

So, how are your Japanese lessons coming along from 'Rosetta Stone'?

(Psst! Chinese...... for when they take over......... Zai Jian!)

 

[Sallow]

Gingrich got applause at the debate for saying English should be our official language. Agree or disagree?

One of the few things I agreed with him on.

 

[Sherry]

He actually said that it should be the official language of the United States government...which I assume is directed at bilingual education. There is definitely an argument to be made that it compels people to assimilate more quickly, but not sure if it needs to be "official".

 

[Xchel]

official language flies in the face of freedom of speech. No it isn't what Gingrich meant...and Gingrich shouldn't be on any platform with his corrupt foolishness he needs to be hiding in a closet somewhere.

 

[Ringel05]

official language flies in the face of freedom of speech. No it isn't what Gingrich meant...and Gingrich shouldn't be on any platform with his corrupt foolishness he needs to be hiding in a closet somewhere.

 

[BDBoop]

He actually said that it should be the official language of the United States government...which I assume is directed at bilingual education. There is definitely an argument to be made that it compels people to assimilate more quickly, but not sure if it needs to be "official".

That helps. Until I get a chance to actually watch the debates this weekend, I'm a bit short on facts.

 

[Ernie S.]

official language flies in the face of freedom of speech. No it isn't what Gingrich meant...and Gingrich shouldn't be on any platform with his corrupt foolishness he needs to be hiding in a closet somewhere.

I agree. WTF has language to do with freedom of speech? Look xchel, You have the freedom to say what you want, in what ever language you choose, but if you say it in Spanish and no one gives a shit, no one will care.

Not that anyone cares when you you type in English...

 

[AVG-JOE]

No. Not English.

I've been to England and they talk funny. If we're going to have an official language, it should be 'American'.

 

[Tank]

Ebonish, it's a form of Ebonics and Spanish.

 

[AVG-JOE]

He actually said that it should be the official language of the United States government...which I assume is directed at bilingual education. There is definitely an argument to be made that it compels people to assimilate more quickly, but not sure if it needs to be "official".

Possibly directed at government paperwork... IRS forms & stuff.

 

[BDBoop]

No. Not English.

I've been to England and they talk funny. If we're going to have an official language, it should be 'American'.

But there are no American classes in high school.

We obviously don't speak the Queen's English, but it is English nonetheless.

 

[syrenn]

Gingrich is wrong...English should not be our official language..the USA is not England.

Lets make this easy for you. Do mexicans speak mexican or spanish?

 

[HenryBHough]

American English would be a good official language.

British (aka "The Queen's" English) would be far too difficult for even a liberal with a so-called master's degree to comprehend.

OK, maybe with a hint of Ebonics just so we're not considered racist.