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> if I go to France, I don't expect government announcements to be provided in English for me. How many French cities have English names? Thousands of America
by subsection1h 1y ago
> if I go to France, I don't expect government announcements to be provided in English for me.
How many French cities have English names?
Thousands of American cities have Spanish names because they were founded by Spanish explorers. 20% of U.S. states have Spanish names.[1] I'm not arguing that this is reason enough for government announcements to be in English, but I think that comparing the use of Spanish in the U.S. to the use of English in France is invalid.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_place_names_of_Spanish_origin_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_place_names_of_Spanish...
- guax 1y agoTheir capital was named after a Texas city, no?