> Special English is a controlled version of the English language first used on 19 October 1959... World news and other programs are read one-third slower than

> Special English is a controlled version of the English language first used on 19 October 1959... World news and other programs are read one-third slower than regular English. (paraphrased from Wikipedia) This is fascinating. I had trouble understanding the FDA's article until I slowed down and imagined a newscaster reading it. (It's still really hard to skim, though. Weird phrasing.)