Which language is the official language of the most countries worldwide?

majorstirrer1

ENGLISH Nov 18 03, 11:08 AM

UberBabe

Correct, Major. English is an official language of 48 countries, and is the sole official language of 32 of those countries. It is not the official language of either the U.S. or the U.K. Nov 18 03, 11:27 AM

Senior Moments

According to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/background/official_language.html English is the Official langauge of the US Government Nov 18 03, 11:32 AM

Senior Moments

English has become the international language. Half the business meetings conducted on the European continent are conducted in English. Over 80% of the information stored in the world's computers is written in English. English is the official language of aviation, so that when an Italian airliner flies from Naples to Milan, pilots and air traffic controllers communicate in English. English has grown from a language spoken on a single European island to become the language of the global economy. Nov 18 03, 11:35 AM

UberBabe

Thanks to Corporate America, I might add. SM, the congressional bill on your referenced website was never passed in the senate. english is not the official language of the U.S. government. Nov 18 03, 11:59 AM

Hamlet.

What is the official language of the UK? Nov 18 03, 12:01 PM

UberBabe

UK apparently has no official language Nov 18 03, 12:08 PM

Stew54

I think that's right UberBabe. Probably a consequence of there being no constitution etc in the UK. However lots of documents for official purposes are required to be in English or Welsh (or maybe Gaelic in Scotland) or to be accompanied by a translation into one of those languages. This is true of documents going to court, the Land Registry, company registration documents etc. Nov 18 03, 12:15 PM

Gnomon

The UK has a constitution. But not a written one. English is the "other official language" of the Republic of Ireland. Nov 18 03, 12:21 PM

UberBabe

Has the UK ever considered making English the official language? In the U.S. there has been an ongoing debate about making English our official language. Supporters say that such a move would unite us as a nation; detractors feel it amounts to racism against hispanics, the fastest-growing demographic in the U.S. Nov 18 03, 12:28 PM

Stew54

You're right of course Gnomon and I expressed myself badly (I did pass a constitutional law exam, honestly, though it was a long time ago!) Nov 18 03, 12:30 PM

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