German was almost our official language……….NOT!

[jon lynn]

German was almost our official language……….NOT!:mad:

In class today, I heard one of our ‘knowledgeable’ instructors (a GS-11)
say the age old WRONG MYTH!
And it makes me angry-angry-angry!
I am sick and tired of this MYTH!
No such bill vote was ever purposed for this!

The only vote over anything German was, In January and February 1795, to officially publish a ‘Version’ of the US Constitution in the German language, for the immigrants from Austria, and the German lands. Heck there was not even a Germany (as we know it today) at that time.

It was NOT to make the official language of the US the German language.

PLEASE forward the heck out of this. I heard it too many times, repeated by supposedly intelligent people, AND IT MAKING MR MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD.

Thanks, Jon (still angry).

[GoodOlBoy]

Heck Jon down south they always say it was spanish, not German. I suspect this rumor is always started to try to rile people up.

GoodOlBoy

[Adam Helmer]

jon,

Was ist mit dir los? Ich mag Deutsch, aber est ist nicht leicht fur mich. (What is the problem? I like German, but it is not easy for me.)

Actually, I understand the question of our official language between English and German was discussed at the Constitutional Convention.

Remember George III was a German prince. Many guys PREFER German music, food, women and BEER! Macht viel spass! (Eat, drink and be merry.)

Adam

[jon lynn]

Adam, Deutsch ist nicht das Problem. Richtigkeit, ist die Problem!


This guy started off; "Did you know it is a fact........blah. blah"

It took me just a few minutes, a few years ago, to find this on the Library of Congress archives on-line. And the internet seems to be getting better every day.

But I guess since it was a FACT, he didn't need to research it........what a Dork!