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Trump makes English official language of US
An official language is set by a country, state, or other jurisdiction. It is typically used for government functions, including legislation, administration, court proceedings, and public documents, as well as for communication between the government and its citizens. Of the 178 countries that recognize an official language, 101 recognize more than one. For example, France recognizes only French, and Canada has two official languages, English and French. Since the EU supports multilingualism in its programmes, it has 24 official languages, including Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish. In the USA, 29 of the 50 states have just one official language, English. Now, the US administration has recently made English the sole official language of the country for the first time since its foundation in 1776. What does this mean in a country where nearly 20% of the population speaks a language other than English? Also, there were nearly 80 million international visitors to the US last year. Will there be only English signs, documents, and assistance for foreign visitors?
Read the article and learn why the USA has set English as its only official language.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2kgq5pzpllo
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