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In the globalization era, when communicating with anyone from around the world is a matter of seconds, a difficulty arises. In the past, when relations with foreigners were very limited, a variety of languages would not be a problem. But now the society needs to come up with a solution for easy global communication. Is one language spoken worldwide a good idea? Would it lead to an improvement in international relations? 
The foundation of good relations is mutual understanding. Even if there is no agreement at first, there is a good chance that a discussion will lead to one. A worldwide language that would be the global code for communication seems to be a good idea, but in my opinion a deeper insight in the matter shows the flaws of this solution. 
First of all, the technological an educational advances give people a way to communicate in more then one language. And knowing an universal language offers only a slight advantage over the ability to communicate in a couple of different ones. Of course this requires more work, but improving language skills is helpful for overall development. 
 Second of all, the rising of a global language would probably lead to the downfall of many national languages. This would lead to the disappearing of some lingual masterpieces, such as poems, and could weaken the national identities of people throughout the world.
Finally, mutual understanding does not come only from a common language. You may even say that the broad possibilities to learn foreign languages makes the sole code of communication far less important then cultural differences. And a worldwide spoken language does little to help understanding other cultures. 
A worldwide spoken language seems to be a good way of improving international relations. But, in my opinion, introducing a common code of communication would not help much, because it is far less important then the understanding of cultural differences. It would also bring negative effects to the national languages and the nations themselves. This leads me to the conclusion that it is generally a bad idea. 


