Starting with aardvark, ending with zygote. Why are there so many words? Who comes up with them all? Why don’t we know them all? Are there just as many words in other languages? I’m writing, and am just realizing how many words there are. Too many to count. Yet, why are we so divided? Why don’t we all speak the same language? Wouldn’t that just make life easier? Everyone could understand everyone else. No more Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, or German… Just plain English. Or Latin, or Mandarin. Whatever everyone wants to speak. How many words would then be eliminated? It’s crazy to think about that… Yet interesting and calming… To think that everyone could speak the same language… Everyone use the same words. Would that be simpler, or more complex?