It won't happen if people live here not learning English or not understanding the values that make us British.
In his gloominess, Charlemagne missed an important point: the linguistic unification of Europe can yield economic returns in addition to the cultural and social ones enjoyed by those of us who speak English, whether or not it is our first language.
His chosen path is to support the celebration of English pride and English character but not an English parliament or greater English autonomy.
Some are waking up to the reality that a poly-sci, English Literature or history degree was not, perhaps, a good investment.
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If they are not English speakers or skilled migrants, they must pass a course in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) which contains citizenship materials.
When so much of life has become a global mashup, it is heartwarming to find a place that is so proudly English, but not stuffy or snobby.
The workers complained that they had difficulty complying with the rule because they did not speak English or unconsciously lapsed into Spanish when conversing with their peers.
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For instance, the latest information on whether Wayne Rooney, an injured English striker, will or will not be fit to play, may move the England share price.
If one of them, the English one is also reversed, or not, it gets quite confusing.
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Thus Wikipedia not having servers in the UK, not being a UK corporation or charity, does not protect it from English libel laws.
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So how come English, or indeed Britishness because this is not only about England, is selling around the world?
Scores of Indian words thus today lard the English of the sub-continent (and not a few khaki or dinghy, for instance the English of Britain).
At this point I should probably mention the obvious - plenty of speeches, good or bad or - horror - not in English, no doubt slip under the media radar.
Well-known Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes recommended this week that dark-skinned people, men with mustaches, women who use shawls, or anyone who does not speak English well should not go to Arizona, because the state has "officially declared itself racist, " the government-run Notimex news service reported Wednesday.
However, it is not yet a crime to be English or to visit a town where a football match is taking place.
These are not riots in London or other English cities.
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Rep. WESTMORELAND: The multilingual question is this, Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act says if you are physically impaired, if you are blind, or if you are not proficient in English, that you can bring an assistant with you to the poll.
Why not create the country's best English or chemistry department?
It has not addressed English concerns over the West Lothian question or the Barnett spending formula that has seemed to favour the smaller nations.
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Some civil-rights groups also argue that by relying too heavily on standardised tests to decide whether a child goes up a grade or not, pupils whose first language is not English are at a disadvantage.
Misunderstood or not, Machiavelli has been an endless resource for English dramatists.
Wenger has insisted his team would not fear drawing Chelsea or Manchester United - if their English rivals are part of the quarter-final draw when it takes places on 19 March.
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There are elections in London, for the Mayor and Assembly, in the 32 Scottish and 22 Welsh local councils, as well as for 36 English metropolitan councils and 18 English unitary authorities - not to mention at least 11 referendums on whether or not cities should switch to government by a mayoral system.
First-time buyers will not find a more reliable, comprehensive or enjoyable dictionary of English.
We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language.
Pavarotti had not quite picked up enough English to be able to have a conversation with Margaret or Nan.
The English take so many team sports seriously that they do not have the time, the resources or the single-mindedness to be a world-beater at any one of them.
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The rise of English as a lingua franca will not necessarily do much to diminish arguments over national languages within or between countries, in places like the Balkans or the Baltic states.
There were 4.7 million students classified as "English language learners" those who have not yet achieved proficiency in English in the 2009-10 school year, or about 10 percent of children enrolled, according to the most recent figures available from the U.S. Department of Education.
It is English, not Latin, that decides whether the plural of some word ending in -um is -a or -ums.
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