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According to recent estimates, more than 10.4 million Californians consider Spanish to be their first language. Of course, this only stands to reason when we consider the fact that California has always had a close relationship with Central and South America. There are still those who have begun to ask whether Spanish might one day eclipse English in terms of becoming the most widely spoken language throughout the state. Could this come to pass and how could businesses learn to adapt to such a theoretical "new normal"?

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aball52

Just because Spanish has the greatest population for a language doesn't mean English won't prevail Conversational Spanish does not build the foundation to speak Spanish. You must learn memorize vocabulary and practice to be fluent in conversation with business conversations. Question read write and recite is the survey SQ3R question read write and recite. I used legal pads testing myself on pages of words phrase. A conversation is not a foundation grammar is. whenever I visit in Spanish I am asked where did you learn spanish I enjoy McDonalds and practice whenever I can My husband says their faces light up to visit and I love it of course. I love Spanish but always will speak my native language at times I think in Spanish after I visit awhile..

aball52

I don't believe English will ever be replaced by any language I am edicated in spanish BA and MA plus masters from Middlebury College in Madrid espanaand middlebury vermont. English wil prevail Castillian Royal academy Spanish not the so called Spanish of mexico and South America. ..the Real Academica Espanola Spanish will prevail for educational purposes you will learn English by studying Spanish

HarborITS

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