Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!myers
From: myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Jeff Myers)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Official Language Of USA
Message-ID: <720@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 10:29:40 EST
Article-I.D.: uwmacc.720
Posted: Tue Feb 19 10:29:40 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 21-Feb-85 05:26:17 EST
References: <168@nybcb.UUCP> <411@ssc-vax.UUCP> <682@ccice5.UUCP>
Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center
Lines: 33

> 
> And just how would you expect such things as interstate commerce, travel,
> etc. to continue?
>

Oh, different languages preclude trade and travel!?  That explains the
terrible shape of the world economy.

>
> Better yet, how would you take an army into battle when
> the troops speak 50+ different languages?
>

Look, we need Spanish speaking units for our incursions in Latin America.
Anyway, things go better with Coke, the true international language.

>
> I have sympathy for the people
> of Puerto Rico being owned by a nation that has a different native tounge.
> But if they want to be a state, they better be able to deal with all the
> other states.  And if that necessitates learning English, so be it.
> 

Who says they want to be a state?  At the moment, the status quo party is
in power.  Interesting choice of words, "people...owned", which strikes
very close to home.  I'm sure that they appreciate your sympathy.

-- 
Jeff Myers				The views above may or may not
University of Wisconsin-Madison		reflect the views of any other
Madison Academic Computing Center	person or group at UW-Madison.
ARPA: uwmacc!myers@wisc-rsch.arpa
uucp: ..!{ucbvax,allegra,heurikon,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!myers