Basic English

by Mark Israel
 
     [This is a fast-access FAQ excerpt.]
Basic English (where "Basic" stands for "British American
Scientific International Commercial") is a subset of English with
a base vocabulary of 850 words, propounded by C. K. Ogden in 1929.
Look at [...] if you're interested.  (We're not.)
     [The new address is http://www.basiceng.com/.]