The Volokh Conspiracy
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"What are the languages in which the Connecticut judiciary web site is offered?"
Not trying to make a political statement here, just noting the unusual combination of languages (which reflects Connecticut demographics).
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Brazil was a Portuguese colony and they speak Portuguese instead of Spanish.
A lot of Polish farmers settled the Connecticut River Valley (MA & CT) although most are 2nd or 3rd generation now.
I'm actually surprised they aren't offering it in Russian.
Polish may have been a political decision -- it's a *very* well organized constituency.
...and the bartender says, "what is this, some kind of joke?"
Are we playing Jeopardy?
What is H&R Block?
"What are 4 languages that have never been in my kitchen."
Josh always looks like somebody at a job interview, apologizing for being late.
What, no Pig Latin?
No Ebonics.
It would have been so easy to name it ‘eubonics’
Here's an odd one. I am watching the series Hinterland, which is filmed in both English and Welsh (that is, with two complete sound tracks), on Netflix Canada. The sound tracks offered are English and Polish. Why no Welsh option but a Polish dub?
Not enough space to fit Welsh captioning text onto the small screen.
Unless they are tourists, all those ethnic groups speak excellent English. No one should be a citizen without fluecy in English. Residents failing to pass a citizenship test in English after 10 years must be deported.
Sheesh, I wanted Trump impeached, and thought that was bad enough, but you actually want him deported?