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.
So you all going to start spelling colour properly?
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.
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.
“Kolor”
KDE user, I presume
Since we’re adding letters to words that aren’t even pronounced and serve no purpose why not put an E at the end as well?
Remind me again how you pronounce “herbs” or “aunt” over there
I assumed russian
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.
Please no one show Trump this joke… after the Gulf of America shit I’m half convinced he’d actually do it.
Yeah it’s kinda surprising actually, saying that the official language is Murican is way more up his alley.
King Krasnov’s English, to ensure it’s differentiated from Queen’s English our friends speak across the pond.
Excuse me you mean Murican!?
M’rican
tips fedora
If there is a white supremacy angle, they’re obviously taking it.
SMDH at the improved performance Donnie diaper had with Hispanics this cycle, the leopards feasting.
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. 🙄
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
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.
Maybe don’t put slavers and murderers in a pedestal to behind with? Actually, never mind, I’m sure your founding fathers would be proud of Trump.
Sure they were products of the time period. You had to own land at least to have any kind of power back in the day. They were not perfect but they did have a vision of a government that could work without traditional kings.
They would be pissed about Trump trying to overrun the other branches. I’n the end, they wouldn’t give a fuck about slaves. As long as their land was worked and they survived. They wouldn’t have cared.
Id have thought he would choose a language he had a better grasp of
What, Russian?
This has no practical effect other than virtue signaling to xenophobic racists. It’s called a dog-whistle.
Government agencies no longer providing forms or information in any language but English will definitely have a practical effect and harm.
What about the damn grocery store prices?
They are already in English
If by English you mean Arabic
… creates a pathway for civic engagement
Literally the opposite. Love the doublespeak.
I love how
civicengagement is only for people who speak English
Everyone is a product of their time. That’s why you have Trump.
THEN let’s insult the stupid in non-English for our own entertainment! 「吃屎吧蠢普」
A la mierda con eso. Hablaré exclusivamente en Español como protesta.
Trump’s greatest accomplishment, surpassing the DuoLingo owl in being the most annoying thing to make me want to learn Spanish. Pendejo.
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.
