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WI American, Canadian, British, or "World English" in general underwent the spelling reforms that Dutch, German, Norwegian, and other languages have undergone? How radical would the changes be? Would it be worth it to change signs, streetnames? Would certain notable literature need to be retranslated into "reformed English" if the reform diverged significantly from the written English we currently know? Would certain newspapers, academic papers, literature remain in "traditional written English" and other publications written in a reformed or simplified writing style? Would the Internet determine which writing style would predominate in worldwide English communication?

For an example of one spelling reform alongside modern written English:

http://www.spellingsociety.org/news/pyoneers/py1pt1.php#ajm
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