Voters in the US city of Nashville have defeated a proposal to ban the use of all languages apart from English in local government business.
Supporters said it would have saved thousands in translation fees, and provided an incentive to learn English.
However, critics argued that it would discriminate against the nearly 60,000 immigrants in the city who did not speak English as their first language.
The "English First" measure was defeated by 41,752 votes to 32,144.
Had it passed, Nashville would have become the largest US city to take such a step.
But business leaders, academics and the city's mayor said it would give the city a bad reputation. - BBC
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