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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 04:17 PM
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Did you know there was a "Simple" Wikipedia?
for people who use "simple English"...



http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 04:18 PM
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1. Yes I did
I think it's a cool concept.
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 04:27 PM
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2. This is good.
English can be hard. I am glad to see they have simplified this hard language. It provides good information.

I am happy now. Thank you, SoCalDem for being so...good.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 04:29 PM
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3. It's probably helpful for kids too ...n/t
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 04:32 PM
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4. And Bush!
Now he can use Wikipedia.

Finally!
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 04:32 PM
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5. I thought that was conservapedia. nt
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 04:34 PM
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6. no no no.. they are simple-tons..not simple
:rofl:
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 04:38 PM
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7. I guess if they wanted a simple version of conservapedia, they'd call it duhpedia. nt
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Davis_X_Machina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 05:03 PM
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8. This is an idea with roots..
...in the Basic English movement of the 1930's and 40's. The VOA used to broadcast the news in their version, called 'Special English' -- I remember hearing it on shortwave as a kid.
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BolivarianHero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 05:04 PM
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9. Republipedia...
They hate big words and they hate reading Bible translations that require you to understand and absorb complex ideas.
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