English learns to spell

The globalization of English might help it evolve something it's never had — a decent orthography. By incorporating non-native speakers who will tend to write phonetically — according to the way that a word sounds — the written form of English may develop a greater fidelity to the spoken.

Over time, written differently by people of different linguistic heritage, English may develop a more-consistent spelling system — easier and more effective.

Rite or rong, mistakes induce evolution — mutation and selection by misspelling and renormalization.