A standard language is a variety of languages that are used by governments, in the media, in schools and for international communication. There are different standard varieties of English in the world, such as North American English, Australian English and British English. Although these standard varieties differ in terms of their pronunciation, there are few differences in grammar between them. In contrast, there are non-standard forms of a language that are used, for example, in different regional dialects and these non-standard varieties are different from each other. In other words these are different languages used by people from different cultures and backgrounds. Hayakawa, a knowledgeable United States Senator and professor believes that everyone should have a unified language and not be separated by race. Within an academic context I agree with his argument. Without unifying the language used to teach in schools and universities, everyone would lack the simplest ideas due to the language barier. However, within our complete communities and societies, standardization of language will void our societies from their diversity. Thus, with less diversity, backgrounds and cultures would have been forgotten. And along with these cultures are the experiences and ideas generated by an individual who lived in a different environment. Hence, with less ideas, societies would fail to innovate and advance. “With every word within a language there is story hidden behind it,” is a quote by Randi Johnson, a South African linguistic professor. By this quote he denotes that every word within any language, there is an experience behind it as to why has been invented. I am originally from Sudan. The Arabic language is the standard language there. However, there are hundreds of dilects of Arabic there. I used to live in Omdurman which is a city bordering the capital, Khartoum. They are seperated by the Nile River. Although they are in very close