hogwartsconsultingtimelady:theredscreech:fire-fira:fixyourwritinghabits:jessehimself: I reblogged on
hogwartsconsultingtimelady:theredscreech:fire-fira:fixyourwritinghabits:jessehimself: I reblogged one of these but this one is even better.Here’s your reminder that the US doesn’t have an official language.This is such a fascinating concept that writers can apply to their world-building.This is also an interesting look at which immigrant groups settled whereThe map in OP is from 2014 and is a little outdated. Here’s an updated 2018 map of most spoken languages in the US other than English or Spanish: https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-the-most-common-language-in-every-state-map-2019-6Changes (using the format “State: former common language > new common language”):Washington: Vietnamese > ChineseOregon: Russian > VietnameseUtah: German > PortugueseWyoming: German > ChineseKansas: German > VietnameseMinnesota: Hmong > Cushite, Beja, Somali Iowa: German > ArabicMissouri: German > ChineseArkansas: German > VietnameseMississippi: French > Muskogean Georgia: Korean > VietnameseNorth Carolina: French > ChineseSouth Carolina: French > GermanWisconsin: German > HmongOhio: German > ArabicWest Virginia: French > ArabicVirigina: Korean > ArabicTennessee: German > ArabicPennsylvania: Italian > ChineseConnecticut: French > PortugueseNew Jersey: Italy > Tagalog Delaware: French > Chinese -- source link