It is not surprising then that education authorities are turning to Basic not only for the training of the expert but for giving the general public an account of complex ideas in the simplest possible form. With the help of Basic such reports may be made simple without becoming bad science. Chapter 7 8. Chapter 8 9. Sixteen Years Ogden describes the early acceptance of Basic.
Several countries use Basic texts for the study of English.
Chapter 9 10. What makes a nation is a common language and experience. What will make men international will be a common language. The earth is getting smaller through the discoveries of Science, and Media is now putting Babel into the houses of all. One great step forward would be news every hour in a common language.