[Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim]

Hi Fabio
I think you are totally right there.
1. The number of people who speak English is increasing on a daily basis which is unprecedented in human history.

2. People who speak English as a second language has already outnumbered those who speak it as a first language to a great extent. The implications on pronunciation cannot be even envisaged.

3. Inspite of internet and globalization the geographical distance will create new varieties of English. There is already a global English emerging which mixes varieties of English, doesn't care about grammar mistakes and shortens messages (SMS)

4. Finally English will reshape, change or even destroy other languages but it will destroy itself too. Those who speak it as a first language have already lost their linguistic identity because English has become a world property.

5. Spelling is definitely not as sensitive as pronunciation but ultimately it cannot conform to the fast mode of communication in our ever changing cyberworld.
Regards
Jamshid