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78 [seventy-eight]

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78 [şaptezeci şi opt]	Adjective 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	o f_m_i_ b_t_â_ă o femeie bătrână o f_____ b______ o femeie bătrână _ ______ _______ o femeie bătrână
a fat lady	o f_m_i_ g_a_ă o femeie grasă o f_____ g____ o femeie grasă _ ______ _____ o femeie grasă
a curious lady	o f_m_i_ c_r_o_s_ o femeie curioasă o f_____ c_______ o femeie curioasă _ ______ ________ o femeie curioasă

a new car	o m_ş_n_ n_u_ o maşină nouă o m_____ n___ o maşină nouă _ ______ ____ o maşină nouă
a fast car	o m_ş_n_ r_p_d_ o maşină rapidă o m_____ r_____ o maşină rapidă _ ______ ______ o maşină rapidă
a comfortable car	o m_ş_n_ c_m_d_ o maşină comodă o m_____ c_____ o maşină comodă _ ______ ______ o maşină comodă

a blue dress	o r_c_i_ a_b_s_r_ o rochie albastră o r_____ a_______ o rochie albastră _ ______ ________ o rochie albastră
a red dress	o r_c_i_ r_ş_e o rochie roşie o r_____ r____ o rochie roşie _ ______ _____ o rochie roşie
a green dress	o r_c_i_ v_r_e o rochie verde o r_____ v____ o rochie verde _ ______ _____ o rochie verde

a black bag	o p_ş_t_ n_a_r_ o poşetă neagră o p_____ n_____ o poşetă neagră _ ______ ______ o poşetă neagră
a brown bag	o p_ş_t_ m_r_ o poşetă maro o p_____ m___ o poşetă maro _ ______ ____ o poşetă maro
a white bag	o p_ş_t_ a_b_ o poşetă albă o p_____ a___ o poşetă albă _ ______ ____ o poşetă albă

nice people	o_m_n_ d_ă_u_i oameni drăguţi o_____ d______ oameni drăguţi ______ _______ oameni drăguţi
polite people	o_m_n_ p_l_t_c_ş_ oameni politicoşi o_____ p_________ oameni politicoşi ______ __________ oameni politicoşi
interesting people	o_m_n_ i_t_r_s_n_i oameni interesanţi o_____ i__________ oameni interesanţi ______ ___________ oameni interesanţi

loving children	c_p_i d_ă_u_i copii drăguţi c____ d______ copii drăguţi _____ _______ copii drăguţi
cheeky children	c_p_i o_r_z_i_i copii obraznici c____ o________ copii obraznici _____ _________ copii obraznici
well behaved children	c_p_i c_m_n_i copii cuminţi c____ c______ copii cuminţi _____ _______ copii cuminţi

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