Does anyone know if the Illinois law about the English langauge is legit?

I'm curious to know if the Illinois Law that states "The English langauge is not to be spoken" is a legitamate law or not. So if anyone knows or has some insite as to where I may find the exact law It would be most appreciated.:) :) :) :) :)

[Freedom]

I guess if you call the police or 911 you would have to be arrested, of course when the polic read you your rights they would have arrest themselves.

This would be a good way to lock up all the lawyers though.


Freedom

[JPaulJ]

Strange stuff.

I knew a teacher who was from Chicago during my last year at school and I asked him about this law. He thought it was a old French colonial law (which would make sense) but I discovered totally by accident on some website that the state of Illinois doesn't recognise English as a language - only 'American'.

So if I want to go to Chicago for my hols, I'd better start working on that accent and ask for 'gas' rather than 'petrol':)

[Phreakmeister]

Originally posted by JPaulJ
... the state of Illinois doesn't recognise English as a language - only 'American'.

So if I want to go to Chicago for my hols, I'd better start working on that accent and ask for 'gas' rather than 'petrol':)

American Pronunciation - Regular Spelling
Kwee geddit? - Can we get it?
Sko! - Let's go!
Jeet? No, joo? - Did you eat? No, did you?
Jläik smore? - Would you like some more?
I shüda tol joo. - I should have told you.
Ledder gedda bedder wädr heedr. - Let her get a better water heater.
How to wreck a nice beach. - How to recognize speech.
Hole däna sek'nt! - Hold on a second!
Hæoja ly kuh liddul more? - How would you like a little more?
They doe neev'n lye kit. - They don't even like it.

ther w´z´ time wen peepl rilly hæd´ way with wrdz. they sedn did w´(t) they cüd, so th´deech liddl thing wüd then bee made güdn clir, both´t hom´nä low vr th´ wr-rld. they noo th´dit w´zim por(t)n(t) t´yooz´ few short wrdz, b´c´z mos d´v th´ läng wnz wr too härd fr´m. thee(y)only y´thr thing´ bæot wrdziz th´ n´mbr´v school childr´n who(w)är cälld naym zeev´nif they know hæod´ say s´mthing right, b´(t) cæn(t) find´ wayd´ yoozidin´ sen(t)ns. by th´ way, menny more fæmleez´v binæftr ther childr´n d´like school. well, hæw´bæo choo?

(Source: AmericanAccent.com (http://www.americanaccent.com))

English-American Dictionary (http://www.bg-map.com/us-uk.html)
English English - American English Dictionary (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2284/)
Cheesy American English (http://www.heptune.com/english.html)

[JPaulJ]

Ah yiz awl mehd? Whoy dohn't yiz awl come visit Bawston instead? Yiz moight nawt hehv soh much trouble with the lehnguage. :)

(Very good, Phreak!)

[JPaulJ]

Actually, what is the whole point of that 'Learn To Speak Standard American English' site? I can't think of any situation where it would be particularly useful, except perhaps in acting.

[Phreakmeister]

Originally posted by JPaulJ
Actually, what is the whole point of that 'Learn To Speak Standard American English' site? I can't think of any situation where it would be particularly useful, except perhaps in acting.

Well, it could come quite in handy if you want to be understood in Culpeper, Virginia.

[JPaulJ]

Or if you want to order a hamburger in Mena, Arkansas.

[sinecure]

Originally posted by JPaulJ
Actually, what is the whole point of that 'Learn To Speak Standard American English' site? I can't think of any situation where it would be particularly useful, except perhaps in acting.

..or if you want to spend that extra $500 you have in your checking account and become an INSTRUCTOR!!

Survival Rule Number One [for you non-American visitors to the States]-- For every person with a $50 bill, there are three people lined up to somehow take it away from him.

At first I thought, "What satire!"

Now I'm thinking, "What a scam!" :p

:lol :lol :clap

For every person with a $50 bill, there are three people lined up to somehow take it away from him.
I believe they are called: Real Estate Salespersons, Used car Salespersons and the Magistrates Court. :)

[Dogface]

Originally posted by fairet
I'm curious to know if the Illinois Law that states "The English langauge is not to be spoken" is a legitamate law or not. So if anyone knows or has some insite as to where I may find the exact law It would be most appreciated.


"Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: The official language of the State of Illinois shall be known hereafter as the 'American' language and not as the "English" language."

Enacted in 1923, repealed in 1969.

[Dogface]

Originally posted by Phreakmeister


American Pronunciation - Regular Spelling
Kwee geddit? - Can we get it?
Sko! - Let's go!
Jeet? No, joo? - Did you eat? No, did you?
Jläik smore? - Would you like some more?
I shüda tol joo. - I should have told you.
Ledder gedda bedder wädr heedr. - Let her get a better water heater.
How to wreck a nice beach. - How to recognize speech.
Hole däna sek'nt! - Hold on a second!
Hæoja ly kuh liddul more? - How would you like a little more?
They doe neev'n lye kit. - They don't even like it.
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What is this :confused:? I certainly speak nothing like that, and I'm USA born and bred.

[dubstyler]

Originally posted by Dogface


What is this :confused:? I certainly speak nothing like that, and I'm USA born and bred.


as a non-american i get it, to us this does sound like you guys.
And you guys alll think we sound like Hugh Grant or the queen, and have bad teeth.

i spose if you have a disability or impedement, or have travelled a lot, then no, you would not sound like this to us