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I think they might have gone a bit too far on this one.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10372148

Looks like you just bought yourself a day-and-a-half susupension from the boards...

byualum wrote:Looks like you just bought yourself a day-and-a-half susupension from the boards...

Can I get away saying this, "mon dieu!"

Brent Burns wrote:Can I get away saying this, "mon dieu!"

I prefer my families motto from our crest, "Mon dieu et mon droit." [/list]

That's ridiculous. Especially since he said 'no problema', which many english speaking people say thanks to Bart Simpson. And also, the last time I checked, the 1st amendment didn't specifiy a language.

The latest state to attempt an english-only state law was West Virginia. The bill actually passed the legislature after it was placed into a parks and rec bill, one of many the body was voting on before the end of session.

The governor vetoed the bill eventually.

I dont have anything against having English as an official language. It would probably cut some costs on not having everything in two different languages. Of course that doesnt mean we should go around banning languages or not having ESL classes in school.

When I lived in Milwaukee all the ATM machines had the option for English or Spanish, which living in Texas was something you got used to. But I end up down in Study Butte, TX, just a stones throw from the US-Mexico border and no spanish option on the ATM. I always wondered about that.

TSULacrosse wrote: But I end up down in Study Butte, TX, just a stones throw from the US-Mexico border and no spanish option on the ATM. I always wondered about that.

That's because the spanish speaking population living that close to the border probably doesn't have any money in a bank account accessible by an ATM machine. Most of them are paid just enough cash to get them to come back to work the next day.

Tim Gray wrote:I think they might have gone a bit too far on this one.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10372148

Wonderful. Let's punish students for being bilingual. Great way to prepare American students for a globalized economy.

If they were smart, they'd require students to learn Spanish and another foreign language.