I live in southern california, and I'm starting to wonder.  I lived in the
disneyland area for years, and just moved to yuppie urban central in south
county last year.  I drove back through by my old house recently and many
of the bill boards and advertising is in Spanish.

There was actually an "english only" law approved by voters some 10 or so
years ago, which was going to ensure that all government forms were in
english, but somehow it dissappeared.  I think the drivers test comes in 30
or more languages now, but since all of our street and traffic signs are in
english, that has to make me a little concerned with the drivers that are
on the road.

So yes, the official language of the entire united states is english, but
you may want to support Spanglish in the near future.





Christian Lheureux <[log in to unmask]> on 09/08/99 07:10:32 AM

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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