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Laelth

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37. No. English has won the global-language battle.

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:47 PM

Feb 2020

I can't imagine any scenario in which English could fall from its current perch as the "global" language. French was the European "lingua Franca" for a while, but this battle is long over, and English won. The Swedes are required to take 10 or more years of English in school. Most national education systems require education in English. English is now the world's dominant language, and I don't think this is going to change (in many ways due to the global success of American movies, television, and music, not to mention the fact that we have the world's greatest economy and greatest military. Plus aviation is in English, as is the internet.) ... for better or for worse.

-Laelth

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Klobuchar no longer thinks English should be the official language of the U.S. [View all] dflprincess Feb 2020 OP

She used to think English should be the official language? That's one point against her. Nitram Feb 2020 #1

I had forgotten about it. dflprincess Feb 2020 #3

Well put. I just can't believe a stance like that doesn't reveal deeper problems. Nitram Feb 2020 #4

What should be our official language then? cwydro Feb 2020 #25

we don't need one. that's the point. (nt) stopdiggin Feb 2020 #26

Official documents must be written in SOME language. Laelth Feb 2020 #33

disagree stopdiggin Feb 2020 #40

I agree with her current sentinment on this issue. However, i'm not sure if it will be totodeinhere Feb 2020 #2

Yep she did judeling Feb 2020 #5

Minneapolis naivete? dflprincess Feb 2020 #8

Yeah, she's one of those naive Yale undergrad, Chicago Law-educated tishaLA Feb 2020 #39

Give me a break, Warren is for Economic Patriotism. That means she thinks of Hoyt Feb 2020 #6

"English should be what anyone who expects to do well in USA should aspire too." stopdiggin Feb 2020 #28

Like I said, I don't think that is what she was referring to. Do you? Hoyt Feb 2020 #31

Yes. I do. stopdiggin Feb 2020 #35

The USA has an 'official language'? Huh ... I did not know that (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #7

It does not dflprincess Feb 2020 #9

The United States has never had an official language at the federal level in its history lunasun Feb 2020 #16

Two immigration issues I feel strongly about... not_the_one Feb 2020 #10

Yeah, who do those Hawaiians think they are! jberryhill Feb 2020 #22

Sorry, I don't understand a thing you are saying. not_the_one Feb 2020 #23

How does Switzerland manage? jberryhill Feb 2020 #27

Switzerland has three official languages (German, Italian, and French). Laelth Feb 2020 #41

you're ignorance is showing. or maybe it's the jockstrap stopdiggin Feb 2020 #32

It is by default the language of business tirebiter Feb 2020 #11

I suspect it will be a very long time before the language of business becomes Chinese. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #13

No. English has won the global-language battle. Laelth Feb 2020 #37

I'm pretty sure this country doesn't actually have an official language. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #12

Well I would not want to demand that Navajos for example be forced to not use their first American lunasun Feb 2020 #17

Thank you for that information. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #21

For those with a record MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #14

Thanks this is a good compare tool lunasun Feb 2020 #15

Smells fake to me! Chemisse Feb 2020 #18

Is this like BHO evolving on same sex marriage? Frasier Balzov Feb 2020 #19

Working hard to trash Klobuchar and just not on par to outrage, for sure. krissey Feb 2020 #20

She was certainly VERY wrong on that. But she has learned Dietz Feb 2020 #24

Meh. She's a product of her state and constituents, and wasn't always able to BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #29

And Bernie will legalize weed. JohnnyRingo Feb 2020 #30

This is such a non-issue AngelicaHora Feb 2020 #34

"some of her moderate positions...could be a liability"? tishaLA Feb 2020 #36

Bingo jberryhill Feb 2020 #38