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78 [seventy-eight]

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78 [tujuh puluh delapan]	Kata sifat 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_o_a_g w_n_t_ t_a seorang wanita tua s______ w_____ t__ seorang wanita tua _______ ______ ___ seorang wanita tua
a fat lady	s_o_a_g w_n_t_ g_m_k seorang wanita gemuk s______ w_____ g____ seorang wanita gemuk _______ ______ _____ seorang wanita gemuk
a curious lady	s_o_a_g w_n_t_ y_n_ i_g_n t_h_ seorang wanita yang ingin tahu s______ w_____ y___ i____ t___ seorang wanita yang ingin tahu _______ ______ ____ _____ ____ seorang wanita yang ingin tahu

a new car	s_b_a_ m_b_l b_r_ sebuah mobil baru s_____ m____ b___ sebuah mobil baru ______ _____ ____ sebuah mobil baru
a fast car	s_b_a_ m_b_l y_n_ k_n_a_g sebuah mobil yang kencang s_____ m____ y___ k______ sebuah mobil yang kencang ______ _____ ____ _______ sebuah mobil yang kencang
a comfortable car	s_b_a_ m_b_l y_n_ n_a_a_ sebuah mobil yang nyaman s_____ m____ y___ n_____ sebuah mobil yang nyaman ______ _____ ____ ______ sebuah mobil yang nyaman

a blue dress	s_b_a_ b_j_ b_r_ sebuah baju biru s_____ b___ b___ sebuah baju biru ______ ____ ____ sebuah baju biru
a red dress	s_b_a_ b_j_ m_r_h sebuah baju merah s_____ b___ m____ sebuah baju merah ______ ____ _____ sebuah baju merah
a green dress	s_b_a_ b_j_ h_j_u sebuah baju hijau s_____ b___ h____ sebuah baju hijau ______ ____ _____ sebuah baju hijau

a black bag	s_b_a_ t_s h_t_m sebuah tas hitam s_____ t__ h____ sebuah tas hitam ______ ___ _____ sebuah tas hitam
a brown bag	s_b_a_ t_s c_k_l_t sebuah tas cokelat s_____ t__ c______ sebuah tas cokelat ______ ___ _______ sebuah tas cokelat
a white bag	s_b_a_ t_s p_t_h sebuah tas putih s_____ t__ p____ sebuah tas putih ______ ___ _____ sebuah tas putih

nice people	o_a_g_o_a_g y_n_ r_m_h orang-orang yang ramah o__________ y___ r____ orang-orang yang ramah ___________ ____ _____ orang-orang yang ramah
polite people	o_a_g_o_a_g y_n_ s_p_n orang-orang yang sopan o__________ y___ s____ orang-orang yang sopan ___________ ____ _____ orang-orang yang sopan
interesting people	o_a_g_o_a_g y_n_ m_n_r_k orang-orang yang menarik o__________ y___ m______ orang-orang yang menarik ___________ ____ _______ orang-orang yang menarik

loving children	a_a_-_n_k y_n_ m_n_e_a_g_a_ anak-anak yang menyenangkan a________ y___ m___________ anak-anak yang menyenangkan _________ ____ ____________ anak-anak yang menyenangkan
cheeky children	a_a_-_n_k y_n_ n_k_l anak-anak yang nakal a________ y___ n____ anak-anak yang nakal _________ ____ _____ anak-anak yang nakal
well behaved children	a_a_-_n_k y_n_ b_i_ anak-anak yang baik a________ y___ b___ anak-anak yang baik _________ ____ ____ anak-anak yang baik

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