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President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the White House.

The order will allow government agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in language other than English, according to a fact sheet about the impending order.

Designating English as the national language “promotes unity, establishes efficiency in government operations, and creates a pathway for civic engagement,” according to the White House.

Within hours of Trump’s inauguration last month, the new administration took down the Spanish language version of the official White House website.

Hispanic advocacy groups and others expressed confusion and frustration at the change. The White House said at the time it was committed to bringing the Spanish language version of the website back online. As of Friday, it was still not restored.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I assumed russian

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (10 children)

So you all going to start spelling colour properly?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

You may have set off an English war.

Aside though, probably the most fascinating thing about English is that it is a language in constant change. Many other languages don’t change at the rapidity of English. Some, like German, often just adapt the English word for a new thing as a loan word with their characters.

Wyzyyp straight.

Don’t worry, that will be in the Oxford English Dictionary in 5 years or less.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

KDE user, I presume

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Only if ya pronounce solder right. Prouncing it solder instead of sodder is an attempt to Romanticize English because the island Saxons cant get it through their fucking skulls that they aren't infact Romans no matter how many Roman arefacts they kleptomaniacly take.

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[–] [email protected] 93 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If there is a white supremacy angle, they're obviously taking it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

SMDH at the improved performance Donnie diaper had with Hispanics this cycle, the leopards feasting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

You'd think they'd be upset! But I know too many Latinos who take pride in distancing themselves from other Latinos. There was at least one celebrity who apparently forgot her *monolingual* native accent after a few months abroad because of course she did. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 80 points 3 days ago (8 children)

English? Sounds too foreign to me.

Why not call the official language American?

And even American was from that Italian Amerigo. Why not call the official language Magaian or Trumpish...?

/s ... if needed.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

King Krasnov's English, to ensure it's differentiated from Queen's English our friends speak across the pond.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

Please no one show Trump this joke... after the Gulf of America shit I'm half convinced he'd actually do it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

Yeah it's kinda surprising actually, saying that the official language is Murican is way more up his alley.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 3 days ago (3 children)

So the founding fathers chose to NOT have an official language, and orange muffin boy thinks he’s smarter then the founding fathers?

What an idiot

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

I always thought it was just taken as granted rather than an intentional decision, but I never looked into it. That said, the founders got a whole bunch of shit very wrong, so there's that.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Id have thought he would choose a language he had a better grasp of

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What about the damn grocery store prices?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They are already in English

[–] [email protected] 56 points 3 days ago (1 children)

... creates a pathway for civic engagement

Literally the opposite. Love the doublespeak.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I love how ~~civic~~ engagement is only for people who speak English

[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 days ago (3 children)

This has no practical effect other than virtue signaling to xenophobic racists. It’s called a dog-whistle.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago

Government agencies no longer providing forms or information in any language but English will definitely have a practical effect and harm.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

More like a dog klaxon.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Trump's greatest accomplishment, surpassing the DuoLingo owl in being the most annoying thing to make me want to learn Spanish. Pendejo.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

A la mierda con eso. Hablaré exclusivamente en Español como protesta.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Everyone is a product of their time. That's why you have Trump.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Glad this dipshit is focusing on the important things.

I was really getting concerned about the Gulf of Mexico being named the Gulf of Mexico. And the 10 trans people that serve in the military. Those things were really weighing on my mind.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago

Here’s for hoping he finally learns how to speak it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

THEN let’s insult the stupid in non-English for our own entertainment! 「吃屎吧蠢普」

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago (7 children)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

The proper one would be Latin

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

I prefer this instead.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

A symbolic move catering to the English-only movement; unity claim feels overstated.

🐱🐱🐱

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Of course, English, so you mean it as the brits speak it right? I expect it to be spoken proper.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oxford or Webster's dictionary?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

Another week of signing delusional royal decrees that may or may not stand up in court. Now off to the golf course to abuse our land in a more physical way.

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