What other language could be considered as easy as English ?
All i know is that English is very easy to learn but the more you learn there is always more to learn as opposed to French which is really hard to learn but at some point you become fluent in it and that's it. I am too lazy to look up what conjugation means or what an adjective is but i always got good marks for essays. So basically, to me, English is not what i would call an easy language.
Has America bastardized the English language?
It depends on your point of view. I took a course in English language once and learned that a "living" language changes. Words that we all use and are familiar to speakers and writers today, might have been considered "unacceptable" in common usage decades ago. Words that were used in Jolly Olde England in Shakespeare's time, are not used in common language today. All of this does not mean everyone should start using dirty words or "bad language" when we speak or when we write. For example, if you want to get a job in management at a company, and you want an interview, you should be sure your correspondence--e-mail or otherwise--is written in using standard business English rules. And spelling and good grammar still counts big time! Certain words and phrases just should not ever be used in a business setting--unless you don't care that you may be fired... Rules of language use change if you are hanging out with buddies at the sports bar or you are rapping with your best friend. The fact is, if the English language is going to keep living, you can bet that it is going to change! In most cases, it takes a while for new words or "slang" expressions to become generally accepted in common use. I just heard today that the dictionary writers will include "google" in the next edition. This is just one small example of change happening in our language.
If one can read well in English, does it imply he can speak as well?
No, it need not imply that at all.There are basically four modes of language, divided along two axes: active–passive (or receptive–productive) and oral–written.Reading is passive written knowledge of a language. If somebody can read well, it need not even imply that they can write well. They may have enough knowledge to understand what has been written but not a good enough command of grammar rules to construct good sentences of their own.And with English especially, the spelling is only an imperfect guide to the pronunciation. So even if someone can read and write English, it is possible that they may not be good at speaking English with a reasonable pronunciation. They may also not be able to understand spoken English well if their exposure to English has been primarily through writing.