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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 867259" data-attributes="member: 17969">TRIP,I understand clearly that many words from many languages have been "americanized" and placed in everyday use in america.  Thats a no brainer.  The english only concept itself is the issue, not the morphing of words.If this county is to be an ENGLISH ONLY country, then english words would have to be used.   To use "hybrid" words would be to circumvent the purpose of english only.  Its not me whos twisting and idea.I am only showing the ridiculous nature of the idea.Our country is littered in spanish, from states, to counties, to cities, to towns, to streets, to schools, to shopping centers to housing communities.Moreluck commented on this post concept, and I followed up on it.This is what a blog is suppose to do.  One idea vs. another idea.She chose to cheerlead the idea of english only, and I am on the opposite side of the idea because I know it cant be done.  If a person wants to promote a concept, they should be asked to be held to every standard that goes along with that concept.This country has many different languages and peoples.  To say or promote a concept that English only should be the way of life in this country is foolish.In morelucks case, she lives in a city with a spanish name ( as do I) shes lives on streets with spanish names (as do I) she shops in shopping centers with spanish names (as do I) and if this was an english only state, all these things would need to be changed into english words.Calle Santa Fe  isnt an american name.  Its spanish.  Via Morongo  isnt an american name.  Simply writing them down on anything is writing in spanish.  Uttering them is speaking spanish.The same goes for cities, counties , towns and roads.The english only proponents only want ballots in english so hispanics cant vote.  Where do you think the english only crowd draws the line on english only?To utter spanish words with american accents isnt americanizing spanish into spanglish.  I am hispanic and know very well the intentions of the english only proponents.Our country was once a part of mexico, and its history is deep in our states.  Our spanish people who live here have a right to speak whatever language they want to speak.  When voting, if printing in spanish makes it easier for them to understand what they are voting for, then thats what our country has to do.The same for the chinese, vietnamese, koreans, russians, germans, and any other ethnic group that makes up a large voting block.Spanglish is still spanish.  It cracks me up how people promote an idea, then find ways to circumvent the very concept they promoted.If english only is what is required, then everything has to be in english.  That means change, otherwise its a foolish venture.Peace.</blockquote>

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