The Story of Basic English @arikaokrent2490
The Story of Basic English  @arikaokrent2490
Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
In the mid-20th century, an eccentric English writer came up with a plan to boil English down to 850 words. Here's how that worked. Produced for Mental Floss.
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The Story of Basic English

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