Comments on World History Blog: English Only Sentiment on Facebook

@Tom McMahon: I am from Canada, and I'd have t...

2010-02-24T13:54:18.593-08:00

@Tom McMahon: I am from Canada, and I'd have to say that my understanding of our history shows that trying not to use two languages for some 200 years even though linguistic dualism was a fact on the ground severely damaged our country and using two languages officially for the last 30 has kept my country together allowed me to have a different, more nuanced view of the world than we'd otherwise have had. It's not only about history, though - it's about respect.

I think the folks wanting English Only have a **mu...

2010-02-19T14:55:42.285-08:00

I think the folks wanting English Only have a **much** better understanding of history than their critics. And one needs only to look north to Canada to see that they are right.

You are so right! I grew up in New Mexico, and the...

2010-02-19T08:04:01.505-08:00

You are so right! I grew up in New Mexico, and the notion of "English only" there is patently absurd.

How people in say, New England, could even have this notion seems equally ridiculous considering how many place names there are in other (mostly native) languages.