Features for Modified Basic E-Prime

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Phonology

Consonant-Vowel Ratio WALS Average
Ideally, MBEP pronunciation is Received British ("Queen's English"), exccept with 'o' restored, 'ɔ' lost, and with final 'r' articulated.

Nominal Categories

Gender Distinctions in Independent Personal Pronouns WALS 3rd person singular only
'They' may be used as a neutral third person singular.

Word Order

Order of Subject, Object and Verb WALS SVO
In addition to lacking all forms of 'to be', MBEP also lacks the 'do-(not)' construction, which makes VSO order occur more frequently in imperatives and questions, as in Shakespearian/Elizabethan English.

Simple Clauses

Passive Constructions WALS Absent
All forms of the verb 'to-be' are absent.  I might consider allowing 'to-be' for restricted use, but even then, not for a passive voice.  Tho this might seem unnatural, it does have the advantage of making it a little more difficult to lie.

Other

Writing Systems WALS Alphabetic
for epsilan-tou, ai haev d'zaind ei s'st'm uv spelign riiform, aez iou kaen si hir

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