Praise of a Bilingual Country In the essay “English as Second Language, English as First Love”, Stephen Baker, the author, suggests that the United States should adopt English as its official language. He does not like the idea of the United States not having an official language, and does not want the United States to become bilingual. He argues, that English is the best language, and is the only choice for an official language of …showed first 75 words of 608 total…

…showed last 75 words of 608 total…visiting that country. The more tourists a country gets, the more the country’s economy grows. As was proven, a bilingual country has many advantages over a country with only one official language. A bilingual country has a richer culture, a larger vocabulary, and a better economy. This is in complete contradiction of Mr. Baker’s essay, and illustrates that the United States would be better off with two official languages than with only one.