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Basic English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1097 words) |
 | Basic English is a constructed language with a small number of words created by Charles Kay Ogden and described in his book Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar (1930). |
 | Thus Basic English is used by companies who need to make complex books for international use, and by language schools that need to give people some knowledge of English in a short time. |
 | Winston Churchill supported the idea of Basic English's use as an international language at first, mentioning it in a speech at Harvard in 1944, but according to one story was put off it when he was told that "blood, toil, tears and sweat" translates into Basic English as "blood, hard work, eyewash and body water". |
| Bible in Basic English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (100 words) |
 | The Bible In Basic English (also known as BBE) is a translation of the Bible into Basic English. |
 | Hooke using the standard 850 Basic English words. |
 | The New Testament was released in 1941 and the Old Testament was released in 1949. |