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What do you do for a living?	Mitä teette työksenne?
My husband is a doctor.	Mieheni on lääkäri.
I work as a nurse part-time.	Minä työskentelen osa-aikaisesti sairaanhoitajana.
We will soon receive our pension.	Pian saamme eläkettä.
But taxes are high.	Mutta verot ovat korkeita.
And health insurance is expensive.	Ja sairasvakuutus on korkea.
What would you like to become some day?	Miksi sinä haluat joskus tulla?
I would like to become an engineer.	Haluan tulla insinööriksi.
I want to go to college.	Haluan opiskella yliopistossa.
I am an intern.	Olen harjoittelija.
I do not earn much.	En tienaa paljon.
I am doing an internship abroad.	Minulla on työharjoittelu ulkomailla.
That is my boss.	Tuo on pomoni.
I have nice colleagues.	Minulla on mukavia työkavereita.
We always go to the cafeteria at noon.	Lounasaikaan käymme aina ruokalassa.
I am looking for a job.	Etsin työpaikkaa.
I have already been unemployed for a year.	Olen ollut työttömänä jo vuoden.
There are too many unemployed people in this country.	Tässä maassa on liian monta työtöntä.

Long words, short words

The length of a word is dependent upon its informative content. This has been shown by an American study. Researchers evaluated words from ten European languages. This was achieved with the help of a computer. The computer analyzed various words with a program. In the process, it used a formula to calculate the informative content. The results were clear. The shorter a word is, the less information it conveys. Interestingly, we use short words more often than long words. The reason for this could lie in the efficiency of speech. When we speak, we concentrate on the most important thing. Therefore, words without much information mustn't be too long. This guarantees we don't spend too much time on unimportant things. The correlation between length and content has another advantage. It ensures that the informative content always remains the same. That is to say, we always say the same amount in a certain period of time. For example, we can use a few long words. But we can also use many short words. It doesn't matter what we decide: The informative content remains the same. As a result, our speech has a consistent rhythm. This makes it easier for listeners to follow us. If the amount of information were always varied, it would be difficult. Our listeners couldn't adapt well to our speech. Comprehension would thus be made difficult. He who wants the best chance of being understood should use short words. Since short words are better comprehended than long ones. Therefore, the principle goes: Keep It Short and Simple! In short: KISS!