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


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>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