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78 [seventy-eight]

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78 [settantotto]	Aggettivi 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	u_a d_n_a a_z_a_a una donna anziana u__ d____ a______ una donna anziana ___ _____ _______ una donna anziana
a fat lady	u_a d_n_a g_a_s_ una donna grassa u__ d____ g_____ una donna grassa ___ _____ ______ una donna grassa
a curious lady	u_a d_n_a c_r_o_a una donna curiosa u__ d____ c______ una donna curiosa ___ _____ _______ una donna curiosa

a new car	u_a m_c_h_n_ n_o_a una macchina nuova u__ m_______ n____ una macchina nuova ___ ________ _____ una macchina nuova
a fast car	u_a m_c_h_n_ v_l_c_ una macchina veloce u__ m_______ v_____ una macchina veloce ___ ________ ______ una macchina veloce
a comfortable car	u_a m_c_h_n_ c_m_d_ una macchina comoda u__ m_______ c_____ una macchina comoda ___ ________ ______ una macchina comoda

a blue dress	u_ v_s_i_o a_z_r_o un vestito azzurro u_ v______ a______ un vestito azzurro __ _______ _______ un vestito azzurro
a red dress	u_ v_s_i_o r_s_o un vestito rosso u_ v______ r____ un vestito rosso __ _______ _____ un vestito rosso
a green dress	u_ v_s_i_o v_r_e un vestito verde u_ v______ v____ un vestito verde __ _______ _____ un vestito verde

a black bag	u_a b_r_a n_r_ una borsa nera u__ b____ n___ una borsa nera ___ _____ ____ una borsa nera
a brown bag	u_a b_r_a m_r_o_e una borsa marrone u__ b____ m______ una borsa marrone ___ _____ _______ una borsa marrone
a white bag	u_a b_r_a b_a_c_ una borsa bianca u__ b____ b_____ una borsa bianca ___ _____ ______ una borsa bianca

nice people	g_n_e c_r_n_ / p_r_o_e c_r_n_ gente carina / persone carine g____ c_____ / p______ c_____ gente carina / persone carine _____ ______ _ _______ ______ gente carina / persone carine
polite people	g_n_e g_n_i_e / p_r_o_e g_n_i_i gente gentile / persone gentili g____ g______ / p______ g______ gente gentile / persone gentili _____ _______ _ _______ _______ gente gentile / persone gentili
interesting people	g_n_e i_t_r_s_a_t_ / p_r_o_e i_t_r_s_a_t_ gente interessante / persone interessanti g____ i___________ / p______ i___________ gente interessante / persone interessanti _____ ____________ _ _______ ____________ gente interessante / persone interessanti

loving children	b_m_i_i c_r_ bambini cari b______ c___ bambini cari _______ ____ bambini cari
cheeky children	b_m_i_i i_p_r_i_e_t_ bambini impertinenti b______ i___________ bambini impertinenti _______ ____________ bambini impertinenti
well behaved children	b_m_i_i b_a_i bambini bravi b______ b____ bambini bravi _______ _____ bambini bravi

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