Britz don't have spelling skillz

Can you spell "questionnaire"? If you can't, you're in good company -- neither can 40% of British adults. A survey today reveals that many adults are stumped when asked to spell everyday words, with "accommodate" and "definitely" being among the most perplexing. Some blame dependency on text and email for their inability to spell and one in ten do not think accurate spelling is important. How does this bode for the evolution of our language? If parents can't be bothered to spell, will children inherit a mutant language in which abbreviation is the norm? If u can't w8 to find out what the English of the future will sound like, a feature in the New Scientist might give you a clue. "English as she will be spoke" by Michael Erard asks how our language will sound in 500 years. Erard explains, "What seems certain is that new words will form, meanings will migrate, and obsolete words will die out. These are the facts of life for any language." He adds, "The future depends heavily on where influences are coming from. For the foreseeable future, the most dramatic change will be made by people learning English as a second language."  He says a new global form of English is developing, labelled "Globish". Whether you look with horror on the development of our language, or embrace the change, it seems a new era of the English language is upon us. Still, there's no excuse for bad spelling  is there?