Comments on: Language distribution in the US http://jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/03/19/language-distribution-in-the-us/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:45 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Falls http://jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/03/19/language-distribution-in-the-us/#comment-683 Jason Falls Sun, 20 Mar 2005 05:26:44 +0000 http://www.ibiblio.org/griffey/wp/?p=513#comment-683 "Carter County, KY, where I grew up? 4 languages: English, Spanish, French, German." BULLSHIT They speak one language and it only resembles English. “Carter County, KY, where I grew up? 4 languages: English, Spanish, French, German.”

BULLSHIT

They speak one language and it only resembles English.

]]> By: robin http://jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/03/19/language-distribution-in-the-us/#comment-682 robin Sat, 19 Mar 2005 19:51:03 +0000 http://www.ibiblio.org/griffey/wp/?p=513#comment-682 Queens Co., in NYC, the most ethnically diverse county in the country has people speaking about 120 languages (there are lots of ties at the end of the list...so I'm estimating). (My home county, San Diego has a similar number, so 120 seems to be about the limit in the USA) That's pretty impressive. It's also impressive that little ole' Orange Co. has 45! Thanks for digging up that website....the data they have is rad (although the Ayn Rand quotes, not so much). Queens Co., in NYC, the most ethnically diverse county in the country has people speaking about 120 languages (there are lots of ties at the end of the list…so I’m estimating). (My home county, San Diego has a similar number, so 120 seems to be about the limit in the USA) That’s pretty impressive.

It’s also impressive that little ole’ Orange Co. has 45!

Thanks for digging up that website….the data they have is rad (although the Ayn Rand quotes, not so much).

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