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    Establishing an Official Language TN

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    Gwen Swiger, Associate Editor

    Published February 09, 2007 10:48 AM EDT

    Official languages — they can be a problem. On Wednesday, I noted two different organizations — one in Nashville and one in Belgium — making a move to establish official languages.

    The city council of Nashville has decreed government documents, except those required under federal regulations, must all be in English. On the other hand, the European Union has a problem with the English language. A group of the EU’s senior politicians want English curtailed in official legal matters. They contend “French is the most precise and analytical European language for legal texts.”

    Many Americans have a difficult time with immigrants who refuse to learn American English. There have always been older immigrants who found learning English difficult, but most made the attempt. In recent years, our government has been changing its policies to promote “diversity.” Many new Americans find it unnecessary to learn the language. A common language has often been a unifying factor. This is being lost.

    Diversity can be good. In the past, we have absorbed pieces of immigrant’s languages and customs into distinct Americanisms. Mardi Gras is a popular holiday period in much of the country. It was brought to America by the French. St. Patrick’s Day came to us from the Irish. Americans have put our own spins on the events to create and develop our own customs. As the global community grows, the ability to speak other languages and understand other cultures is advantageous.

    The Nashville sponsor of the measure to make English the city’s official language says the purpose is to “offer an incentive” for new citizens to learn English. Since 1990, Nashville has had a 350 percent growth in foreign-born citizens. There are approximately 534,524 people in Davidson County (Nashville). Of that number, 10.1 percent speak a language other than English at home, according to the census. The decree to create an official language could make those individuals feel disenfranchised and promote discrimination. Neither is good.

    In the EU’s case, the French speakers are fighting a trend which sees English fast becoming the working language of choice in Brussels, the home of the EU. Since France has an Academie Francaise designed to keep French “pure,” the supporters of the official language feel it would reduce the “risks of differing interpretations.”

    Official languages — everyone wants theirs to be the language of choice.

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    The EU has always had two official languages: English and French. Every document must be written in both languages. Nato is the same way. America has always produce the majority of documents in English until recently when we began to be so PC that we wanted to please everyone and give everyone what they want except for the working american is going to pay for this dream.

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