English predates the official creation of the United States, too, oddly
enough. Can you tell me what *the* official language(s) of the United
States is (are) "in fact"? Where is it defined as official? Can you tell
me in which significant part of this country Spanish is the official
language? Is English a foreign language there?

It is indeed rare to find someone who is both eloquent and ignorantly
obstinate -- but you seem to fill both bills.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone work so hard to try to disprove
the well-accepted (for 225 years!) fact that English is the de facto
"official language" of the United States. The reason it has never
been put in writing is because its predominance was so painfully
obvious to all concerned that codifying it seemed unnecessary.

That situation has recently changed, with the rise of misguided souls
who seem to believe that it is the U.S. taxpayer's sworn duty to
translate every official document and website into every language
(AKA: "foreign" ones), rather than raising the bar the *tiny* amount
it would take to require English language skills of our citizens.
Your moral relativism with regard to this issue provides the perfect
explanation for the growing movement to have English declared the
"official language" in so many U.S. states today.

But believe what you wish. Just don't try living and working in the
vast majority of America without learning English, or you will learn
what economic marginalization is all about.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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www.AlexisParkInn.com
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