It starts from what you want to say.
The lesson does not begin with a word list. It begins with your sentence, your fear, your self-introduction, your real need.
不是从词表开始，而是从你真正想表达的那句话开始。
manifesto · 中英双语
In 1930, Ogden asked how small English could be. Now the question is yours.
Basic English version · names, dates, and AI kept as names
How much can you say with easy words?
Ogden made a small map of English in 1930. It had 850 words.
Some persons saw a bridge. Some persons saw danger. If language is made small, will thought be made small?
850 Words asks this question in a new way: if hard words are taken away, is your thought still there?
Put in a thought. AI makes it again with easy words. Then the page checks every word, every change, and every reason.
中文宣言
你不是词汇量不够，你只是还没学会用简单词表达复杂想法。
1930 年，C. K. Ogden 把英语压缩成一张 850 词地图。他问的是：英语最小可以小到什么程度，还能继续工作？
今天，我们换一个问题：如果把高级词拿走，你的意思还在吗？
850 Words 用 AI 做这件事。你输入一句真实想法，它用基础英文重新搭出来，再把每个词放回 850 词表里检查。
这不是让你说得更幼稚，而是让你发现：很多真正重要的话，本来就不需要高级词。
1930Ogden makes a map of 850 words.
1943Churchill sees a bridge for learning.
1949Orwell keeps the danger in view.
2026Spark Labs turns the map into a machine.