We all remember, from ancient Biblical stories, the tale of the Tower of Babel. What then passed for civilization reached such evil levels that the solution was to have every group speak a different language, so none could understand the others.
Advance your sundials six or seven thousand years. Go online and try to figure out some airfares. You have Orbitz and Expedia and Travelocity and Cheaptickets and Cheapfares and Travelnow and Qixo and AirGorilla and the limping Priceline