There’s always pressure towards a shared language for commerce/law (and this varies with political winds) but everyday communication is just negotiated among th

There’s always pressure towards a shared language for commerce/law (and this varies with political winds) but everyday communication is just negotiated among the people you encounter regularly. Humans are way too clever and adaptable to receive and reify one language and will always be tuning in to accidental quirks and personal optimizations. There will always be many languages, some old and some new, because people will always live within the practical little social bubbles that get them from today to tomorrow.