If we are taking a vote, my is for C++  :)
I've just started learning it and so far I can understand what I'm reading,
knock on wood.  (or is that would ??)

L. A. Barnes

william l brandt wrote:

> They were debating between English and German - there were at the time
> almost as many German immigrants as British...English won by a very slim
> margin - I think it was 1 or 2 votes but don't hold me to that. I'm still
> learning about this newfangled thing called POSIX ;-)
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Art Bahrs <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 08:56
> Subject: OT: Re: What's the official language of California ?
>
> >Hi Christian :)
> >   um... IIRC and my history teacher at Northwest Nazarene College ...
> er...
> >University (they just changed) was right ...one of the early Congresses did
> >actually take a vote on what would be the official language of the United
> >States... and English (or our form of it hehehe) won ... I can't remember
> the
> >other languages that were in the vote ... but I think German was one of
> 'em???
> >
> >Art "Now I know I am gonna be corrected hehehe" Bahrs
> >
> >P.S. Us Native Oregonians speak coffee as a second language :) hehe
> >
> >
> >----------
> >>From: Christian Lheureux <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: What's the official language of California ?
> >>Date: Wed, 08 Sep, 1999, 07:10
> >>
> >
> >> Hi fellow listers !
> >>
> >> I've been asked the strangest question so far this year by my supervisor
> :
> >> what's the OFFICIAL language of the State of California ? Of course, I
> know
> >> Spanish is widely used, but I want to know the OFFICIAL aspect of things.
> >>
> >> Our secretary and myself are sure it's English (or American, or
> >> Californian), my boss maintains it's Spanish. That leaves the three of us
> >> in dire need for qualified advice.
> >>
> >> Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in anticipation.
> >>
> >> Christian
> >