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Originally Posted by gualbert
I think english has become the official language in th USA because it's the easiest one to learn (compared to other european languages)...
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it's not the official language, actually-- that's the whole point. making it "official" would in a way police people.
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Originally Posted by space
should the Alabama Department of Transportation be forced to spend money on a Mandarin Chinese version of the driving test, or say, jungle pygmy, on the chance that a speaker of such would like to drive?
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that pygmy is going to get on the road with or without a license, but for sure with seat cushions-- i say it's more money to deal with accidents and hit and runs than with licensed and insured
furrners.
and reading road signs is not difficult-- it's not like the DOT posts philosophical essays under bridges.