"Jose" wrote
Um, sorry to burst your bubble, Jose, but Spanish is a foreign
language in the United States.

Um, sorry to burst your bubble, Jay, but Spanish is not a foreign
language in the United States.

Foreign: Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the
one being considered.

Since neither English nor Spanish originated in the US, both could
technically be called foreign. That said, since 82% of the US population
speak English, you could argue that English is "characteristic of" the USA,
and therefore, not foreign. However, since only 12% of the population speak
Spanish you couldn't really say that it is "characteristic of" the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languag..._United_States

BDS