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backscatter712

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13. I know, but I'm personally opposed to having official languages here.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 12:04 PM

Mar 2012

Canada can do what it wants.

But I think that establishing official languages is something that's used to alienate, disenfranchise and oppress.

Like I said, since we have 45 million Spanish-speakers in the country, all kids in the U.S. should be required to learn it, just as they're required to learn English, simply because the languages are so commonly used here.

I know, it seems somewhat contradictory.

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I'm glad you put Tuvalu as #8 - because it's nothing to do with the USA muriel_volestrangler Mar 2012 #9

If our country truly pulled its head out of its ass... backscatter712 Mar 2012 #8

Canada has 2 offical languages muriel_volestrangler Mar 2012 #11

I know, but I'm personally opposed to having official languages here. backscatter712 Mar 2012 #13

Your approach just didn't sound like "the approach of Canada", that's all muriel_volestrangler Mar 2012 #15

IIRC, Quebec has gotten pretty hardline on french being official in recent years Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #19

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