[dbtc]

I read your comment (fascinating!) and the parent, and I'm thinking a language is a tool, and like all tools, what matters most is how you use it.

[aporetics]

When language is a tool, it is a tool like a person is a tool.

[stevenhuang]

Language is a tool for communication.

Having your sensibilities hurt from thinking this somehow detracts from the human condition is quaint but doesn't make the statement any less appropriate.

[type0]

When language is a tool, it is a tool like a person is a fool