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Basic English

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1. Basic English - Noun

2. Basic English - Proper noun

Meaning

a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards

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Although Basic English was not built into a program, similar simplifications have been devised for various international uses. Source: Internet

Basic English is, in essence, a simplified subset of regular English. Source: Internet

Criticism Like all international auxiliary languages (or IALs), Basic English may be criticised as inevitably based on personal preferences, and thus, paradoxically, inherently divisive. Source: Internet

E-Prime and Charles Kay Ogden 's Basic English may lack compatibility because Basic English has a closed set of verbs, excluding verbs such as "become", "remain", and "equal" that E-Prime often uses to describe precise actions or states. Source: Internet

Ogden's rules of grammar for Basic English help people use the 850 words to talk about things and events in a normal way. citation *Form plurals by appending an "S" on the end of the word. Source: Internet

Flesch, R. F. "How Basic is Basic English?" Source: Internet

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