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De facto it does De jure, Wales does Cambridge Dictionary defines official language as: > the language or one of the languages that is accepted by a country'
by switch007 3y ago
De facto it does
De jure, Wales does
Cambridge Dictionary defines official language as:
> the language or one of the languages that is accepted by a country's government, is taught in schools, used in the courts of law, etc.
There is no debate whatsoever that English meets that criteria in the UK
- jameshart 3y agoBut by that criterion the US also has an official language.
- switch007 3y agoYes, the de facto language of the US is English. What's your argument there?
- sin7 3y agoDe facto is not the same as official.
- switch007 3y agoNot much of an argument but when it comes to English it is. “Official” as in widely and universally recognised and accepted by government authorities? English in the UK (and US) absolutely is Though now we’re just descending in to semantics which is not very entertaining
- hot_gril 3y agoCalifornia recognizes Spanish quite a bit, including on official forms like the DMV.