But I would note that spelling in English over the last 20 years has rapidly gotten more fluid, thanks perhaps to texting.
I don't think we'll ever overcome the damage the timing of the great vowel shift[1] did, but perhaps in 50 years time it might be somewhat improved.
[1] "English spelling was first becoming standardized in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the Great Vowel Shift is responsible for the fact that English spellings now often strongly deviate in their representation of English pronunciations."
