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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 04:24 AM
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We're too politically correct to have an official language...


we might offend someone.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by THEOLDMAN
We're too politically correct to have an official language...


we might offend someone.
lol true say.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 05:25 AM
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Our official language is Native English (basically anything but English). :doh:
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:49 AM
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Talk about old news, but yes it's ridiculous.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 07:04 AM
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canada = french

usa = spanish
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 08:09 AM
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NY isn't our largest city. It might be our most populous city... :dunno:
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 08:18 AM
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whats ridiculous too is that usa i believe is the only country in the world where you dont have to take a language test to work. my uncle moved to denmark and had to be competent in the language over there before he could work. my friend was over in japan visiting his gf, and to get a job you had to pass a japanese language test.
dont know the difficulty of these tests
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ShaolinLueb
whats ridiculous too is that usa i believe is the only country in the world where you dont have to take a language test to work. my uncle moved to denmark and had to be competent in the language over there before he could work. my friend was over in japan visiting his gf, and to get a job you had to pass a japanese language test.
dont know the difficulty of these tests
international people have to prove proficiency in english before studying/working in the united states

TOEFL or ILETS
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by shabacash
international people have to prove proficiency in english before studying/working in the united states

TOEFL or ILETS
really? too bad that doesnt go for all people.
cause me racists or whatever, european and asian countries were founded on certain languages and they made them their national language. how come we cant have english?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 08:27 AM
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you can.

it's called American English. You guise butcherd the regular English and made it your own.
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