How much longer will English be used in the U.S.?

[SteakGrowsOnDimitri]

I hear that at least 300 million people speak English worldwide. In fact, in Europe some companies that have merged across borders have chosen to do their buisness in English. To me, English has things that are far too unique for us to lose. Consider this: in no other language are there thesaruses (or is it thesauri? smile ) like there are in English. The shades of meaning which color our daily language are almost absent in all other tounges. Though there is no national language in the U.S. it is obvious that English is the dominat mode of communication in all formal parts of life. Though, when I was in Miami two years ago, I did notice an alarming number of Spanish-only billboards.

Until it is somehow proven that Spanish is overtaking English as the dominant language here, I think that this idea may be another theory put forth by people who are more worried about the presence of illegal aliens than the language they speak. But that, truly, is another discussion altogether.  

[LaForet]

Nonsense: there are emigrants all over the world, not only in US.
Look at Montreal, there are more people from other countries than Canadians and french is still the oficial language.  

[SteakGrowsOnDimitri]

But I think the important difference in the U.S. is that English is not actaually the official language; it just happens to be the most common one.  

[lola_siannodel]

stuntmonkey

With all the Hispanics coming over to America I've heard rumors that since there is no set language for America it could someday be a Spanish speaking country. I hope that never happens.

Yup. I've heard that alot.

Of course, it would probably end up being some kind of fusion of the two languages. If that.