All languages should be preserved if possible, but everyone should be
able to speak the majority language in the region where they live. If
that means learning more than one, so be it; that is known to convey
mental advantages as well, often, as social advantages. It's no hardship
for most young children (three to nine, or thereabouts) to learn more
than two.
Best wishes
John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only
J M Woodgate and Associates www.woodjohn.uk
Rayleigh, Essex UK
On 2019-03-08 19:27, Richard Nute wrote:
Note that the U.S.A. does not have an “official” language, but English
is predominant and is used for most government and other documents.
Occasionally, someone will get a burr and propose that we adopt
English as our “official” language and stop catering to
non-English-language folks.
Because we have a lot of Spanish-speaking citizens, a lot of written
material includes Spanish. We have two Spanish nation-wide broadcast
TV networks.
Best regards,
Rich
*From:* Andrew Wood <[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, March 8, 2019 2:13 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [PSES] Brexit and impact on official languages
Other national authorities can chose to accept English if they wish,
but to answer your specific question the following countries have
English as an official language (according to ATEX Blue guide – other
Directives are available 😉). There are CURRENTLY 28 EU member States
and 24 official EU languages.
Ireland – Irish (Gaelic) and English
Malta – Maltese and English
United Kingdom – English
This note follows the full list:
“Certain of the Member States with two or more official languages
(Belgium, Finland) accept the use of one language only in areas where
only that language is spoken; other Member States with two official
languages (Malta and Ireland) accept the sole use of English.
Manufacturers are advised to check this with the national authorities
concerned.”
Andy
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