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English is the official language of the US?

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by OklahomaGator, Feb 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM.

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  1. Feb 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM #41
    insuragator

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    Dammit WGB - I have agreed with you several times today :)
     
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  2. Feb 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM #42
    officelife

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    England created the sport and called it soccer. They, as they always do, appropriated “football”
    fútbol from Spanish cultures. It should always be called soccer for those that speak English. And we should remind them that appropriating cultures is wrong, when they dare try to “correct” us!
     
  3. Mar 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM #43
    demosthenes

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    Funny, but I’m pretty sure you have it backward on the timeline. England and Ireland called it football before other places, and France even banned it. Funnily though, if anyone in England complains to you about calling it “soccer” you can blame them as it came from England (shortened way of saying “association” in “association football.”
     
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