Charles Ogden was an English linguist, philosopher, and writer. His main work was Basic English, a constructed language which he wrote over a very long period. Ogden’s rules of grammar proposed that people can communicate effectively using just 850 words. You can have a look at these words in our new section on the right hand side of the screen or by following the links below:

Ogden’s List of Words Part 1
Ogden’s List of Words Part 2
Ogden’s List of Words Part 3