November 4th‚2011 Should English be made the Official language of the U.S? People in the last two decades have been divided on the issue of whether the official language of the United States should be English. Although making English an official language would alleviate some problems ‚ its disadvantages clearly outweigh its advantages. The linguistic diversity‚ tradition and culture immigrants bring to this country enrich the United States. This is why English should not be the official language
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where everyone fluently speaks Spanish. As one walks into the room‚ one might feel intimidated‚ lost‚ confused‚ or worried. Walking into a room full of one’s classmates‚ not speaking the language everyone was taught in English class can be frightening. In my opinion‚ English should be the national language because all can learn the same language if one is committed to practicing‚ one is fully educated properly‚ and one is fully discipline. What does it mean to be committed to a language? Speaking
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Should We Be Allowed to Break the Law? Every country around the world as well as every community within its given country has laws‚ but what exactly are laws? According to the Oxford Dictionary a law is‚ “the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties‚” (Oxford‚ 2013). Keeping the definition in mind it is undoubtedly obvious that laws are created with a purpose behind them. That
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” and “cyberbullying” should be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. By adding new words like these and others‚ the dictionary is progressive and up to date. The new words also prove how social media and the internet have impacted the English language. Also‚ the recently added words present how the dictionary is applicable to all ages by adding commonly used words. To be sure‚ new words like “retweet‚” “sexting‚” and “cyberbullying” should be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Adding new
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immigrants but increase on the number of hate crimes. People with limited english would be discriminated and may lead to terror attacks. In addition‚ United States of America is also known as the land of the free and the land of opportunity. Wouldn’t making English as the official language of this country takes away the opportunity? English-only proponents stated that it would save a lot of money. In the article ‘Why English should be the official language of the United States’ by Brandon Brice said that
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Should English Be the Second Official Language of Taiwan? English is the most widely and internationally spoken language in the world; many countries set English as their second official language‚ such as Singapore‚ India‚ and Korea. We may hear plenty of news reporting the rapid development of economy in these countries‚ and it is no doubt that one of the biggest advantages they hold is the knowledge of language. Therefore‚ in this business world‚ we should understand that language makes us
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Silence does not amount to misrepresentation‚ how if‚ it is to a known defects? Discuss by using case law to support your answer. Misrepresentation is defined as a false statement of existing facts or laws‚ which materially induces the misled party to enter into the contract. This is a pre-contractual statement‚ which is not part of the contract. However‚ these non-contractual statements can be classified as mere puffs (sales talk) or misrepresentations. For a misrepresentation to be actionable
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Should the world RELY on English as a lingua franca? Pierre Frath CIRLEP‚ Department of English‚ Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (France) pierre.frath@univ-reims.fr ABSTRACT English has become a global lingua franca‚ a unique linguistic situation in world history. As there is no discernible coercion‚ it seems the world has freely chosen English and yet if for example we look at European linguistic policies‚ the
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Reasons Why You Should Learn English “If you talk to a man in a language he understands‚ that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language‚ that goes to his heart.”- Nelson Mandela. There are numerous benefits to learn English as a foreign language but in this article I will try to explain only three reasons that why you should learn English as a second language. As we know languages are most important part of communications and especially these days communication
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Should English teachers speak the language of their students? An English only policy should be implemented in all ESL and EFL classrooms. The best English lessons are often the result of a teacher who only speaks English. Such lessons enhances the student’s listening and speaking skills by hearing the correct way to pronounce things and comprehending what the teacher is explaining‚ which are the most important skills in order to communicate. However there is always an exception to the rule. There
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