Start printing more books in other languages. Everyone learn Spanish at least. Trump speaks Russian. His wife and son speak Slovenian. Trump hates it. They talk behind his back. Ha.
Well maybe after he does this our country will finally heel?, though in his case maybe the spelling he was looking for was heil given the direction he’s taking us
Navajo language helped save the free world during WWII. It was the basis of the only code not broken by the Japanese, and employed by fearless young Diné men to save hundreds of American lives.
This idiot thinks he can make you dig out your own eyes with rusty spoons because he says "executive order". At this point, we should ignore every such feeble attempts.
I only speak English, personally, but I'm very tempted to start exclusively speaking in pig-latin just out of spite until I can master some other language.
I won't because it would literally only inconvenience me, but it was the first thought to cross my mind. 🫠
Earlier in the week he said he had the yips. MF’s can barely speak, spell, or read. Limited vocabulary. They just regurgitate right wing talking points they hear on Fox. They need to start reading books. Something. Get Babble and learn to speak English. They think cursive is hieroglyphic’s
The wallmongers from nambia said thats what Obamna wants you to believe. Because Saudi Arabia and Russia will ...rip-ey-tu-taa! Looking at the oranges of investigation we determined that the official language will be Americanese.
(could have kept riffing, but I could taste my brain cells dying)
He certainly tests our vocabulary and ability to express rage and disgust. Thank you and be well, John. Best wishes from a pissed off and concerned Canadian friend and neighbor.
And I'll keep skipping down the street singing in Spanish (Selena songs). Maybe stick some of the songs I translated into my constructed language for good measure.
Deport me to México? ¡Muchas gracias! (I heard President Sheinbaum is a cool lady).
I don't like Trump, but I agree with this: it should have been done a long time ago. In a war, a common language to save lives. The firing of 5,000 Defense Department employees, FBI agents, and CIA personnel, the odds of being attacked on American soil have increase tremendously..
Has anyone noticed that when traveling to non English speaking countries they accommodate us by learning English? Will they discontinue this practice now that tRump has made English our only official language? Everything effects everything.
My main argument against this is Native American Languages that struggle to continue. There are tribal car tags that have native phrases. Some native nations have bi-lingual road signs. I support these efforts to survive.
I work at a school dedicated to preserving and promoting native Hawaiian language and culture. Undoing the active genocidal efforts of earlier American generations is already a struggle, even in a state where the traditional native language is allowed for official business.
Remember the Code Talkers from WWII.
If you don't know their story you are missing true patriotism by people who were so wronged by our country.
Heroes
This. It’s another means of erasing indigenous culture. I’m genX and forced tribal boarding schools were operational when I was alive. These operated until mid-70s.
We weren’t taught this in school.
We are a country of indigenous and immigrants from many nations.
This is terrible and will have serious consequences. You know all those government forms that are translated into 3 or 4 different languages? They'll be in English only for now on, shutting out immigrants/citizens who don't understand English, from government services.
Journalists won’t even follow up on the lies he tells. But our French and British allies do. And what about the politeness bestowed upon him. Nobody screaming questions, all talking at once rudely when President Biden was in office….ahhhhhhhhhhhh
I told my son this a few days ago as we walked thru BWI airport with announcements in English and Spanish. He's going to try and get rid of that and translations on signage, braille on signage too. Sure it pisses them off to have an airport named after Thurgood Marshall. They are petty and moronic.
Just the usual (constant) performance theater bullshit to stroke the filthy MAGAts. It changes nothing, although there is no doubt many filthy MAGAt bigots will consider it a license to harass anyone they hear speaking Spanish.
Okay first off; English isn’t the only language in the US. Spanish is also a widespread language spoken.
So making a an executive order to make English an official language is just plain dumb.
The real 1st language of the land known today. By recorded historical facts would be 1st nations one. Ancient Algonquin or similar. From it many that still exist today evolved. In that dialect I would call myself - Niniwak nindes giizis bimaadiziwin zhiikaad -He who finds it using tools
Ah, English you say? That's a British language which many Americans don't know or can understand. Take your car to the mechanics to lift the bonnet. I shade my hair in the middle. Pants are worn under trousers. Shag isn't a style of carpet. Being pissed has nothing to do with emotions.
Honestly, this moron has neither the authority nor the influence to choose what language people use. He’s just fantasizing on Executive Order letterhead.
Er, you need to check in with us brits first, we’ve been letting you borrow our language since we gave you your nation in 1783 and times up, you need to invent your own now.
Donald Trump is a fucking idiot what he did today to the president of Ukraine was embarrassing along with that worthless vice president JD Vance, our countries becoming an embarrassment Donald Trump needs to be impeached and if the Republicans don’t see this by now, I don’t know what to say
He's scraping the barrel for new EO's. He might end up renaming the Gulf back to its original name, due to his memory lapses...& wondering why it was changed.
More petty, racist crap to distract from the real issues. And it’s completely lost on people that English wasn’t the first language of this land. What’s left of the original languages spoken here, Navajo is the most common so if they want to be petty, at least include that as an option.
I have a lifetime subscription to Babble. I am building a list of languages I want to learn most. I will be conversational in three weeks - I could be out in public on my phone having a conversation with myself in whatever that month’s language.
I’d be learning new languages - what fun I’ll have.
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It requires legislation.
Diiji, yiskáagóó, dóó hol’áagóó.
Navajo language helped save the free world during WWII. It was the basis of the only code not broken by the Japanese, and employed by fearless young Diné men to save hundreds of American lives.
This idiot thinks he can make you dig out your own eyes with rusty spoons because he says "executive order". At this point, we should ignore every such feeble attempts.
Dignity
Equanimity
Integrity...
I won't because it would literally only inconvenience me, but it was the first thought to cross my mind. 🫠
Aybe-may or-fay while-ay.
(could have kept riffing, but I could taste my brain cells dying)
Deport me to México? ¡Muchas gracias! (I heard President Sheinbaum is a cool lady).
Oh, I'm not Mexican. Not even a little. 😉
I dunno. Just cited something off the top of my head.
Thanks for the correction.
My reference will always be the Oxford English Dictionary.
Surely all the magats can't be happy with speaking a foreign, European language.
If you don't know their story you are missing true patriotism by people who were so wronged by our country.
Heroes
And of course we weren’t taught this in school…
We weren’t taught this in school.
We are a country of indigenous and immigrants from many nations.
So making a an executive order to make English an official language is just plain dumb.
Why is it the most illiterate people that can barely speak English themselves want everyone around them speaking English.
They're angry at polyglots for their own failure to learn.
You'd think that's a word he'd know how to spell. 🤨🙄
Stupidese?
The problem is that he wanted to be in charge of the Twitter account. When he could have easily hired some intern to write for him.
What about Algonquin? Or Dutch? Or the dozens of other languages here before the United States was organized?
I’d be learning new languages - what fun I’ll have.