See... I'm a native English speaker, and while a lot of things would be easier if we all spoke the same language, I think the world would be a poorer place because of it. There's so much more to language than just the words - it seems to alter the way you think too.

My partner is Dutch, and I love that there are words like "papegaaiduiker" the word for puffin. Translates as "parrot diver". I think it'd be totally sad if things like that died out. I suspect if our mythical system existed, it would quickly make English the only language about.

With you on ASCII ;)