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by sin7 941 days ago
De facto is not the same as official.
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Not much of an argument but when it comes to English it is. “Official” as in widely and universally recognised and accepted by government authorities? English in the UK (and US) absolutely is

Though now we’re just descending in to semantics which is not very entertaining

California recognizes Spanish quite a bit, including on official forms like the DMV.