Languages

English won the war to become the "universal language" in the late 21st century. Since then, interest in preserving culture, local ties, and personal heritage have enabled minor languages to remain. The various geneborn races are schooled in English, but often have different sub-dialects that emerge in strange homogenization of existing languages.

Many use the minor languages as a romantic tool more for art than specific purpose or need. Literacy and the dominant language have surpassed 99% usage across the worlds of man.

Translator Devices

In the early 21st century, English was spreading across the globe, but language barriers still divided mankind. Knowledge and ideas were not free to flow amongst the peoples of the world because of the inherent struggles for understanding and common meaning. The most successful tool created in the early days to address this divisive area of human interaction was the BabelFish Personal Digital Assistant. This small digital device allowed for rudimentary translation of several dialects and proved to be a smashing success.

With time the company and expanded its market and thanks to the rise of more powerful, learning chip sets was able to break down language barriers the world over. Today the BabelFish company is still the narrow leader in language detection and translation. Its BabelFish UT Earpiece and BabelFish UTi Internal Earpieace are two of the most widely used translation devices.