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Forgot a couple...

All of the American cities whose names are not in English would have to change... and States too! No More Florida, Los Angeles, Syracuse, Illinois, or Oswego. Both North and South Dakota would have to be renamed. (Although considering the scope of the project it would allow Bush to finally claim a net job gain since taking office.)I know nobody is proposing the legislation go this far, but: in for a penny, in for a pound.

Scientists would have to use the common name instead of the scientific one on government documents. Which creates a problem as there are often multiple species with the same common name, or one species under multiple names.

English is a constantly evolving language, absorbing words from other languages, while shedding other ones. Imagine the English language without those influences.. No Marinara, no tortillas, tacos, bratworst, kung pao, etc.

All in all, not worth the headaches. Although one other reason.. a bit more personal.. too many of the people proposing the "English only" switch are just bigots, and I like to piss them off.