Did Vulgar Latin exist?
Languages: LT - AXX. Others: BLOCK - BOTS - VOTES. Vulgar Latin was the everyday form of Latin that was spoken by the common people (the vulgus) of the Roman Empire. It was the language of soldiers, merchants, farmers, workers, rather than the language of scribes, poets, historians and politicians.
What is the difference between classic Latin and Vulgar Latin?
The answer usually given is that Vulgar Latin was the language of the people, while Classical Latin, coming down to us as a literary language, was closer to how the elite spoke.