Basic English ( B ritish A cademic S cientific I nternational C ommercial) [ 1 ] is a controlled language used to explain complex thoughts. It has 850 words chosen by Charles Kay Ogden . Some articles in the Simple English Wikipedia use only Basic English.
In 1937, Ogden hired Otto Neurath and Marie Neurath to make International Picture Language as one of eight books in Basic English. [ 2 ]
Over 200,000,000 people speak Basic English. [ clarification needed ]
The grammar of Basic English is simpler and more regular than that of standard English. In standard English, words often have a number of different meanings . To make Basic English easier, not all the meanings of a word are used. Basic English uses Ogden's rules of grammar . Ogden's rules of grammar allow people to use the 850 words to talk about things and events simply. [ 3 ]