I assumed russian
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The proper one would be Latin
Everyone is a product of their time. That's why you have Trump.
So you all going to start spelling colour properly?
"Kolor"
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
You're right, those should also be changed. Let's get rid of the letter C too while we're at it. It makes the K sound or the S sound, we already have letters that do that, it's useless.
As great as reinventing the English language sounds, it's not realistically going to happen in a meaningful way, and making small regional changes (like the differences in the spelling of some words) is just confusing and annoying to everyone who isn't familiar with it or with English in general.
With your example of the letter C, you'd need some alternative way to write the "ch" sound (which is sometimes pronounced as "sh", depending on it's usage) if you got rid of that letter.
It's an ugly, messy, and confusing language. Popularising arbitrary changes like the ones Webster included in his dictionary (centre vs center, for example) serves no benefit to anyone - it just creates yet another variant of an ugly, messy, and confusing language.
As great as reinventing the English language sounds, [it's not realistically going to happen in a meaningful way
I agree it would be difficult at first. There is precedent for it though, we've already gotten rid of thorn and ethel in the last few hundred years.
With your example of the letter C, you'd need some alternative way to write the "ch" sound (which is sometimes pronounced as "sh"
I have a plan, we use X. It most commonly makes the KS sound, we already have K and S to handle that. X is already used for the CH sound occasionally, so just lean into that and make it X's main role. "Xange the xannel please I hate Foks News"
In scarlet towne where I was borne
Id have thought he would choose a language he had a better grasp of
What, Russian?
I've met very few Russians fitting the criterion, and Trump doesn't seem the type.
What about the damn grocery store prices?
They are already in English
A la mierda con eso. Hablaré exclusivamente en Español como protesta.
Unfortunately, I think this will catch on as well as today's protest 🥲
I went to work yesterday, grabbed lunch, stopped on the way home to gas up and do a little shopping, stopped at the pharmacy, got home, opened this app and then found out there was a protest. I honestly had no clue otherwise I could have planned better
Agreed. It's a foreign concept to me of like a "general boycott". I think a corporate boycott might be better. Moreover boycotts aren't usually a single day.
Here’s for hoping he finally learns how to speak it.
Trump's greatest accomplishment, surpassing the DuoLingo owl in being the most annoying thing to make me want to learn Spanish. Pendejo.
Ahora que puedo conversar un poco en español, es mi método preferido para expresar mi desprecio por personas en público. Por ejemplo, Trump es un llorón pinche guero cagaleche que solo puede poner su pito erecto si Jingping y Putin lo follan como a un pollo en un asador.
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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.
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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.
Plains sign language, the first language to be a unifying language of differing people in this area.
Or asl which is the only colonial language to be American
King Krasnov's English, to ensure it's differentiated from Queen's English our friends speak across the pond.
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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.
A symbolic move catering to the English-only movement; unity claim feels overstated.
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... creates a pathway for civic engagement
Literally the opposite. Love the doublespeak.
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.
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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.
As long as you don't remember that the transwomen who are being put into a men's prison. Nope. Nothing to see here.
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I'm confused I thought it already was.
I've never fact checked this but IIRC my highschool civics teacher said something like the US made a point not to have an official language
Here's a current screenshot from USA.gov.
Oxford or Webster's dictionary?
Caimfordster's just to get a good mix of things.
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