Britain buys Basic English 850 words spurs American fear
Henry McLemore comments on Britain's purchase of Basic English and its 850 word limit. He argues the plan would curb verbose political speeches and advertising copy, imagining U S readers facing a vocabulary cut that would ruin parties, law, journalism, and even columnists.
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