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78 [seventy-eight]

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78 [sedamdeset i osam]	Pridjevi 1

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The language of academics

The language of academics is a language in itself. It is used for specialized discussions. It is also used in academic publications. Earlier, there were uniform academic languages. In the European region, Latin dominated academics for a long time. Today, on the other hand, English is the most significant academic language. Academic languages are a type of vernacular. They contain many specific terms. Their most significant features are standardization and formalization. Some say that academics speak incomprehensibly on purpose. When something is complicated, it seems more intelligent. However, academia often orients itself toward the truth. Therefore, it should use a neutral language. There is no place for rhetorical elements or flowery speech. However, there are many examples of excessively complicated language. And it appears that complicated language fascinates man! Studies prove that we trust more difficult languages. Test subjects had to answer a few questions. This involved choosing between several answers. Some answers were formulated simply, others in a very complicated way. Most test subjects chose the more complex answer. But this didn't make any sense! The test subjects were deceived by the language. Even though the content was absurd, they were impressed by the form. Writing in a complicated way is not always an art, however. One can learn how to pack simple content into complex language. To express difficult things easily, on the other hand, is not so simple. So sometimes the simple is really complex…

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an old lady	s_a_a ž_n_ stara žena s____ ž___ stara žena _____ ____ stara žena
a fat lady	d_b_l_ ž_n_ debela žena d_____ ž___ debela žena ______ ____ debela žena
a curious lady	r_d_z_a_a ž_n_ radoznala žena r________ ž___ radoznala žena _________ ____ radoznala žena

a new car	n_v_ a_t_ novo auto n___ a___ novo auto ____ ____ novo auto
a fast car	b_z_ a_t_ brzo auto b___ a___ brzo auto ____ ____ brzo auto
a comfortable car	u_o_n_ a_t_ udobno auto u_____ a___ udobno auto ______ ____ udobno auto

a blue dress	p_a_a h_l_i_a plava haljina p____ h______ plava haljina _____ _______ plava haljina
a red dress	c_v_n_ h_l_i_a crvena haljina c_____ h______ crvena haljina ______ _______ crvena haljina
a green dress	z_l_n_ h_l_i_a zelena haljina z_____ h______ zelena haljina ______ _______ zelena haljina

a black bag	c_n_ t_š_a crna tašna c___ t____ crna tašna ____ _____ crna tašna
a brown bag	s_e_a t_š_a smeđa tašna s____ t____ smeđa tašna _____ _____ smeđa tašna
a white bag	b_j_l_ t_š_a bijela tašna b_____ t____ bijela tašna ______ _____ bijela tašna

nice people	d_a_i l_u_i dragi ljudi d____ l____ dragi ljudi _____ _____ dragi ljudi
polite people	k_l_u_n_ l_u_i kulturni ljudi k_______ l____ kulturni ljudi ________ _____ kulturni ljudi
interesting people	i_t_r_s_n_n_ l_u_i interesantni ljudi i___________ l____ interesantni ljudi ____________ _____ interesantni ljudi

loving children	d_a_a d_e_a draga djeca d____ d____ draga djeca _____ _____ draga djeca
cheeky children	b_z_b_a_n_ d_e_a bezobrazna djeca b_________ d____ bezobrazna djeca __________ _____ bezobrazna djeca
well behaved children	d_b_a d_e_a dobra djeca d____ d____ dobra djeca _____ _____ dobra djeca

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