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in the context of English as a Second Language. The answers
they came up with formed the basis of "Basic English."
(I know this b/c even though I grew up in the 70's, our
family encyclopedia was from 1956. ;)
So, I did a quick search on the Web for you...
(cut forward two minutes... thank you, Altavista)
His name was Ogden, and OK, it was actully in the 30's. :)
His base vocabulary is 850 words, and can be found at
http://web.marshallnet.com/~manor/basiceng/words.html
More background is at:
http://web.marshallnet.com/~manor/basiceng/basiceng.html
http://web.marshallnet.com/~manor/basiceng/beweb.html
Hope this helps!
Bonnie Scott
bonnie@@ans.net
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am starting to help the son of a friend that has Cerebal Palsey. His
> case is severe but he can make repeatable sounds so I will try to adapt
> Dragon Dictate to his needs.
>
> The biggest question I have so far is "What are the 100 most commonly
> used EVERYDAY words in the English Language?"
>
> Anyone that could steer me in the right direction will be instantly
> appreciated by all of us.
>
> TIA,
>
> Bob
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