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The English language is a British import - it came with the colonists who settled in Virginia in the seventeenth century. Just as New Orleans bears strong traces of the French presence, so part of the British heritage is their language.
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How many people in the US speak English?
As of 2011, there are about 315,000,000 people in the US. And 305,000,000 of them speak English.
What percentage of the people in the US speak English?
Approximately 79% of people in the US speak English as their primary language.
How many speak English in the us?
As of 2011, there are about 315,000,000 people in the US. And 305,000,000 of them speak English.
What do people in the US speak?
In the USA most people speak a language somewhat like English.
How many people in the US don't speak English?
In the US, about 8.6% of the population, or roughly 27 million people, speak a language other than English at home.
Do the majority of migrants today speak English as their native language?
English is a very common language that people around the world speak. The migrants who come to US probably speak English as well as their native language. If they don't speak English, they will probably learn some as they continue to live in the US.
Why is English the primary language spoken is the US?
Because a majority of the people in the United States speak English.
Do people speak British English or American English in US?
The United States of America ... that would be why they call it American English.
What is English as a language?
English as a Secondary Language is a course for learning English for people who do not speak it as their primary language. It is a course for learning to speak the English language, given in a location where most people speak English, but some (mostly immigrants) have a need to learn it the way others in the US, for example, learn Spanish, Russian or Chinese.
What language do inhabitants of the United States speak?
Usually English but i do know tons of people can live in the US and speak spanish or french and there are still people who speak all languages it depends
What language did the people speak during the US Civil War?
They used alot of slang
How many people speak English in Ecuador?
mostly people that live in cities that are in Ecuador speak English like 75% people noe how to write and speak English
