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78 [ሰብዓንሸሞንተን] 78 [sebi‘anishemoniteni]	ቅጽላት 1 k’its’ilati 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	ሓ_ቲ ዓ_ይ ሰ_ይ_ h_a_i_ī ‘_b_y_ s_b_y_t_ ሓንቲ ዓባይ ሰበይቲ ḥanitī ‘abayi sebeyitī ሓ__ ዓ__ ሰ___ h______ ‘_____ s_______ ሓንቲ ዓባይ ሰበይቲ ḥanitī ‘abayi sebeyitī ___ ___ ____ _______ ______ ________ ሓንቲ ዓባይ ሰበይቲ ḥanitī ‘abayi sebeyitī
a fat lady	ሓ_ቲ ሮ_ድ ሰ_ይ_ h_a_i_ī r_g_d_ s_b_y_t_ ሓንቲ ሮጋድ ሰበይቲ ḥanitī rogadi sebeyitī ሓ__ ሮ__ ሰ___ h______ r_____ s_______ ሓንቲ ሮጋድ ሰበይቲ ḥanitī rogadi sebeyitī ___ ___ ____ _______ ______ ________ ሓንቲ ሮጋድ ሰበይቲ ḥanitī rogadi sebeyitī
a curious lady	ሓ_ቲ ህ_ጥ_ቲ ሰ_ይ_ h_a_i_ī h_n_t_i_i_ī s_b_y_t_ ሓንቲ ህንጥይቲ ሰበይቲ ḥanitī hinit’iyitī sebeyitī ሓ__ ህ____ ሰ___ h______ h__________ s_______ ሓንቲ ህንጥይቲ ሰበይቲ ḥanitī hinit’iyitī sebeyitī ___ _____ ____ _______ ___________ ________ ሓንቲ ህንጥይቲ ሰበይቲ ḥanitī hinit’iyitī sebeyitī

a new car	ሓ_ቲ ሓ_ሽ መ_ና h_a_i_ī h_a_a_h_ m_k_n_ ሓንቲ ሓዳሽ መኪና ḥanitī ḥadashi mekīna ሓ__ ሓ__ መ__ h______ h_______ m_____ ሓንቲ ሓዳሽ መኪና ḥanitī ḥadashi mekīna ___ ___ ___ _______ ________ ______ ሓንቲ ሓዳሽ መኪና ḥanitī ḥadashi mekīna
a fast car	ሓ_ቲ ቅ_ጥ_ቲ መ_ና h_a_i_ī k_i_i_’_f_t_ m_k_n_ ሓንቲ ቅልጥፍቲ መኪና ḥanitī k’ilit’ifitī mekīna ሓ__ ቅ____ መ__ h______ k___________ m_____ ሓንቲ ቅልጥፍቲ መኪና ḥanitī k’ilit’ifitī mekīna ___ _____ ___ _______ ____________ ______ ሓንቲ ቅልጥፍቲ መኪና ḥanitī k’ilit’ifitī mekīna
a comfortable car	ሓ_ቲ ም_እ_ መ_ና h_a_i_ī m_c_i_i_ī m_k_n_ ሓንቲ ምችእቲ መኪና ḥanitī michi’itī mekīna ሓ__ ም___ መ__ h______ m________ m_____ ሓንቲ ምችእቲ መኪና ḥanitī michi’itī mekīna ___ ____ ___ _______ _________ ______ ሓንቲ ምችእቲ መኪና ḥanitī michi’itī mekīna

a blue dress	ሓ_ ሰ_ያ_ ቀ_ሽ h_a_e s_m_y_w_ k_e_ī_h_ ሓደ ሰማያዊ ቀሚሽ ḥade semayawī k’emīshi ሓ_ ሰ___ ቀ__ h____ s_______ k_______ ሓደ ሰማያዊ ቀሚሽ ḥade semayawī k’emīshi __ ____ ___ _____ ________ ________ ሓደ ሰማያዊ ቀሚሽ ḥade semayawī k’emīshi
a red dress	ሓ_ ቀ_ሕ ቀ_ሽ h_a_e k_e_i_̣_ k_e_ī_h_ ሓደ ቀይሕ ቀሚሽ ḥade k’eyiḥi k’emīshi ሓ_ ቀ__ ቀ__ h____ k_______ k_______ ሓደ ቀይሕ ቀሚሽ ḥade k’eyiḥi k’emīshi __ ___ ___ _____ ________ ________ ሓደ ቀይሕ ቀሚሽ ḥade k’eyiḥi k’emīshi
a green dress	ሓ_ ቀ_ል_ ቀ_ሽ h_a_e k_e_’_l_y_ k_e_ī_h_ ሓደ ቀጠልያ ቀሚሽ ḥade k’et’eliya k’emīshi ሓ_ ቀ___ ቀ__ h____ k_________ k_______ ሓደ ቀጠልያ ቀሚሽ ḥade k’et’eliya k’emīshi __ ____ ___ _____ __________ ________ ሓደ ቀጠልያ ቀሚሽ ḥade k’et’eliya k’emīshi

a black bag	ሓ_ቲ ጸ_ም ሳ_ጣ h_a_i_ī t_’_l_m_ s_n_t_a ሓንቲ ጸላም ሳንጣ ḥanitī ts’elami sanit’a ሓ__ ጸ__ ሳ__ h______ t_______ s______ ሓንቲ ጸላም ሳንጣ ḥanitī ts’elami sanit’a ___ ___ ___ _______ ________ _______ ሓንቲ ጸላም ሳንጣ ḥanitī ts’elami sanit’a
a brown bag	ሓ_ቲ ቡ_ዊ_ ሳ_ጣ h_a_i_ī b_n_w_t_ s_n_t_a ሓንቲ ቡናዊት ሳንጣ ḥanitī bunawīti sanit’a ሓ__ ቡ___ ሳ__ h______ b_______ s______ ሓንቲ ቡናዊት ሳንጣ ḥanitī bunawīti sanit’a ___ ____ ___ _______ ________ _______ ሓንቲ ቡናዊት ሳንጣ ḥanitī bunawīti sanit’a
a white bag	ሓ_ቲ ጻ_ዳ ሳ_ጣ h_a_i_ī t_’_‘_d_ s_n_t_a ሓንቲ ጻዕዳ ሳንጣ ḥanitī ts’a‘ida sanit’a ሓ__ ጻ__ ሳ__ h______ t_______ s______ ሓንቲ ጻዕዳ ሳንጣ ḥanitī ts’a‘ida sanit’a ___ ___ ___ _______ ________ _______ ሓንቲ ጻዕዳ ሳንጣ ḥanitī ts’a‘ida sanit’a

nice people	ብ_ኻ_ ሰ_ት b_r_h_a_i s_b_t_ ብሩኻት ሰባት biruẖati sebati ብ___ ሰ__ b________ s_____ ብሩኻት ሰባት biruẖati sebati ____ ___ _________ ______ ብሩኻት ሰባት biruẖati sebati
polite people	ኣ_ብ_ት ዘ_ዎ_ ሰ_ት a_̱_b_r_t_ z_l_w_m_ s_b_t_ ኣኽብሮት ዘለዎም ሰባት aẖibiroti zelewomi sebati ኣ____ ዘ___ ሰ__ a_________ z_______ s_____ ኣኽብሮት ዘለዎም ሰባት aẖibiroti zelewomi sebati _____ ____ ___ __________ ________ ______ ኣኽብሮት ዘለዎም ሰባት aẖibiroti zelewomi sebati
interesting people	ማ_ኽ_ ሰ_ት m_r_h_i_ī s_b_t_ ማረኽቲ ሰባት mareẖitī sebati ማ___ ሰ__ m________ s_____ ማረኽቲ ሰባት mareẖitī sebati ____ ___ _________ ______ ማረኽቲ ሰባት mareẖitī sebati

loving children	ፍ_ራ_ ቆ_ዑ f_k_u_a_i k_o_i_u ፍቁራት ቆልዑ fik’urati k’oli‘u ፍ___ ቆ__ f________ k______ ፍቁራት ቆልዑ fik’urati k’oli‘u ____ ___ _________ _______ ፍቁራት ቆልዑ fik’urati k’oli‘u
cheeky children	ደ_ራ_ ቆ_ዑ d_f_r_t_ k_o_i_u ደፋራት ቆልዑ defarati k’oli‘u ደ___ ቆ__ d_______ k______ ደፋራት ቆልዑ defarati k’oli‘u ____ ___ ________ _______ ደፋራት ቆልዑ defarati k’oli‘u
well behaved children	ን_ዓ_ ቆ_ዑ n_f_‘_t_ k_o_i_u ንፍዓት ቆልዑ nifi‘ati k’oli‘u ን___ ቆ__ n_______ k______ ንፍዓት ቆልዑ nifi‘ati k’oli‘u ____ ___ ________ _______ ንፍዓት ቆልዑ nifi‘ati k’oli‘u

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