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Loudmxr

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4. Estabishing English as the official language is a serious mistake.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2011, 11:09 AM

Dec 2011

Why???

Take a look at French or Spanish. There has to be a committee to determine the official language.

In Spanish baseball there is uno baso dos baso tres baso and HOME PLATE!

No word in Spanish for Home Plate. It is not a home nor a plate.

An official language limits the language unlike English that is ever growing.

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Perry supports English as official language in US [View all] steve2470 Dec 2011 OP

So, there is at least ONE big gov't regulation that conservatives want: ret5hd Dec 2011 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #2

I agree with him on this! life by carob Dec 2011 #3

If you ever go to France, you'll find that most of the people you will MineralMan Dec 2011 #6

Oh puleeze! Don't even try to run that past me! life by carob Dec 2011 #7

Well, it certainly sounds like you know what you are talking about. ret5hd Dec 2011 #8

???? life by carob Dec 2011 #10

So you are puffed up because you've been to Europe? life by carob Dec 2011 #16

Dear Leader? Why are you referring to President Obama MineralMan Dec 2011 #17

Actually, that's a myth. I've traveled in France MineralMan Dec 2011 #14

did you know we almost voted for German as our language in the 1700's ? steve2470 Dec 2011 #12

I'm glad they didn't - RC Dec 2011 #19

The point is about essential government functions cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #15

Estabishing English as the official language is a serious mistake. Loudmxr Dec 2011 #4

Perry is a moron. MineralMan Dec 2011 #5

'I'm fed up with seeing the directions on every single product on every single shelf of every LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #9

Spoken like a true insecure redneck Mosaic Dec 2011 #11

In 1787 when the proposed Constitution ashling Dec 2011 #13

My question is WHY is this guy "fed up"???? socialist_n_TN Dec 2011 #18