Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study
by andromeduck on Monday October 26, 2020 @06:12AM
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Interestingly the US actually does not actually have an official natrual language.
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Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study
by Ichthypresbyter on Monday October 26, 2020 @06:19AM
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Neither does most of the UK (the exception is Welsh in Wales).
Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study
by arethuza on Monday October 26, 2020 @06:22AM
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Scotland appears to have "official languages" used by the Scottish Government:
Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study
by Ichthypresbyter on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @05:08AM
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There is some difference between the status of Gaelic in Scotland and of Welsh in Wales. For instance, you can take your driving test (which is administered in both countries by an agency of the UK government) in Welsh, but not in Gaelic.
Similarly, a Welsh speaker in Wales can insist on using Welsh in court proceedings even if they are also fluent in English. A Gaelic speaker in Scotland can't- an interpreter will be provided in the very rare case where a witness or party to a case speaks Gaelic but not English, just as if they only spoke Polish, Punjabi or Cantonese, but someone who is bilingual like the vast majority of Gaelic speakers is expected to use English.
In general, while Gaelic has some official status, it's not an official language of Scotland in the same way as Welsh is an official language of Wales.
Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study
by M2Ys4U on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:37AM
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Wales is the only place in the UK where English is an official language.
Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study
by Someone on Monday October 26, 2020 @07:32AM
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But it is a topic of discussion. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Language_Unity_Act. Latest attempt, AFAICT, is https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/997/..., which became https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/997/....
That has not been moving recently.