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Originally posted by Lil' Hannah
The US doesn't have an official language...
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You're right. It doesn't declare English as its official language. However, English has been deeply rooted in the country from the beginning and is the largest of the languages. Governments, municipalities, and schools spend millions every year to educate students in English including foreign students that take ESL.
And DeltAlum, I don't know what the hell National Foreign Language Week is. The first thing we should do is make sure we don't promote stupid holidays. I have a feeling my tax dollars are somehow being spent on promoting this retarded holiday. You learn language in a class and through interactions abroad - not in a cryptic weeklong celebration. On top of that I don't see how saying the pledge of allegiance in Russian promotes learning foreign languages.
-Rudey