3. Standardization suppresses the national, regional, or ethnic identity supported by non-dominant languages. Napoleon did it. Franco did it. The EU may soon do it. Today, people who speak English as a mother tongue automatically ascend to a position of power, creating a language-based status hierarchy, with non-native English speakers feeling excluded and devalued. At some companies, ideas and content are disregarded or ridiculed when not phrased in Ivy League English.