<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/3/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Joe acquisto</b> <<a href="mailto:joea@j4computers.com">joea@j4computers.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Contrary to the opinions of Anglo-Philes, we, here in the Colonies,<br>speak American, not English. In some places, 'Murican.
<br><br>We get to do that, because, back in the late 1700's . . . we won.<br><br>It is only referred to as "English" out of a sense of compassion.<br><br>Oh, so anyway, who was guy "Eng" you named the country after?
<br><br>joe a.</blockquote>
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<div>ANd here I thought we spoke Spanish, because where I'm from, you better or else you won't be able to talk to any of the contractors that show up at your house or business (plumbers, electricians, cable installers, etc.) nor the people at the grocery stores, restaurants, just about anyone.
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<div>The official language around here is Spanish. They just, for some reason, haven't passed the law yet.</div><br> </div>