I'm sure more academic minds than mine have considered this, but yes, I totally agree, we are moving towards universal communication and culture and that has li

I'm sure more academic minds than mine have considered this, but yes, I totally agree, we are moving towards universal communication and culture and that has little to do with speaking the same language. I would argue that the Internet, capitalism and global transport are bringing us nearer to a point where productive mutual intelligibility is less and less of an obstacle.