• Re: English - now in New Zealand!

    From Mr. Man-wai Chang@toylet.toylet@gmail.com to alt.usage.english,alt.conspiracy,alt.english.usage,soc.culture.hongkong on Tue Aug 4 13:27:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.english.usage

    On 8/4/2026 12:03 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
    While over 95% of Kiwis already speak it daily, English has
    historically only been a de-facto official language.

    The country passed the English Language Bill to legally place
    English alongside Te Reo M-Uori and New Zealand Sign Language.


    That's strange. Do you need a law to confirm that?

    Should Hong Kong pass a law for Cantonese? :)
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