The United States does NOT have an official language. English is the lingua franca, but it is NOT official.
I remember some talk of some states trying to pass legislation making English the official language of the state, but I don't think any of them ever did.
O Estados Unidos não tem uma lingua oficial. Inglês é a lingua franca, mas não é oficial. Podemos escrever todo em português <s>.
>>> Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]> 09/08/99 10:25AM >>>
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So yes, the official language of the entire united states is english, but
you may want to support Spanglish in the near future.
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