Canada’s Official Languages Are English and French; What’s America’s?

As stated in our Constitution,* the official languages of Canada are English and French. That’s why you see bilingual signs in Canadian airports. Accordingly, all Canadian federal laws are written in both English and French versions.

Interestingly, the U.S. Constitution doesn’t have a provision regarding its official language. Although American laws are exclusively written in English, at least at the federal level, it’s interesting to know that the U.S. technically doesn’t have an official language.

Perhaps the photograph below explains why…

via Instaputz

*The Constitution Act, 1867 (U.K.), 30 & 31 Victoria, c. 3.

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One Response to Canada’s Official Languages Are English and French; What’s America’s?

  1. pei-shing says:

    On the other hand, he/she did use the apostrophe correctly.

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