How'd you react if English replaced your country's native language as the official language?

[Incal]

Are you saying that Castilian is irrelevant, despite being among the four most spoken languages on Earth? Just LOL.

The most beautiful language that's ever existed in humankind history and that was spoken by the citizens of the most advanced civilization is dead, that's what happens with languages: they born and die.

[Tooting Carmen]

The most beautiful language that's ever existed in humankind history and that was spoken by the citizens of the most advanced civilization is dead, that's what happens with languages: they born and die.

But there is a difference between a language evolving or disappearing organically and it doing so due to coercion and government fiat. Besides, Spanish isn't Czech or Norwegian, it is one with a real global clout and presence. Also, I thought you were politically conservative, the clue being in the first half of the word?

[Incal]

But there is a difference between a language evolving or disappearing organically and it doing so due to coercion and government fiat. Besides, Spanish isn't Czech or Norwegian, it is one with a real global clout and presence. Also, I thought you were politically conservative, the clue being in the first half of the word?

That's because in your world everything is black and white. I'm politically independent. And you have this naive idea that for something to happen, there must a government decree: Spanish is Paraguay's official language but almost everybody speaks guarani at the same time, English is Singapore's official language but most citizens can also speak chinese. You lack street.

[Tooting Carmen]

That's because in your world everything is black and white. I'm politically independent. And you have this naive idea that for something to happen, there must a government decree: Spanish is Paraguay's official language but almost everybody speaks guarani at the same time, English is Singapore's official language but most citizens can also speak chinese. You lack street.

Paraguay has made a concerted effort to ensure that Guarani has both legal and (perhaps more crucially) social parity with Castilian, while Singapore is officially multilingual.

[medvedev92]

Our language is part of our identity, so negative.

[drb234]

horrified

[Annie999]

Por que no?

I don't see any plus or con between English and Spanish. It's the same for me.

How much is English already used in Uruguay for tourism, business and education then?

Very little. It's only used in high paying jobs like medicine, or programmers, etc. The rest, nobody use it.

[Erronkari]

Are you saying that Castilian is irrelevant, despite being among the four most spoken languages on Earth? Just LOL.

It's the second indeed.

[HelloGuys]

I wouldn't like at all, I love my spanish language.

[Tooting Carmen]

Their literacy on the language would grow, and a non-trivial part would do like that Italian dude you interacted with at the museum and start using it more than their native Spanish. I know because I used to act that way, but it wore away after a time.

Curiously, I find that PRs (much like the Quebecois too) are quite protective of their language's pre-eminence against English. The periodic attempts there have been to supplant Spanish with English in the PR education system usually result in a massive outcry and protests.