The crux of the prank that led to the “do you speak English or Spanish” meme is to approach one or more individuals who appear to be straight in a public place and say “el que se mueva es ...

I did it endearingly, I thought, but no one liked it. ‘Do you speak English?’ was a belittling phrase often heard at school, when teachers tried to work out if we had understood, or why we had ...

which is surprisingly 'do you speak English'?" "I used to ask this question all the time, and just watch the person I asked this to make [a bad] face." "When you greet someone with [this phrase ...

So I’m setting out on a journey now to see what’s happening to English in the United States. What answers do you get today when you ask: Do You Speak American? LINGUISTS WHO STUDY THE AMERICAN ...