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78 [seventy-eight]

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78 [ሰባ ስምንት] 78 [ሰባ ስምንት]	ቅፅል 1 k’it͟s’ili 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	ት_ቅ ሴ_ t_l_k_i s_t_ ትልቅ ሴት tilik’i sēti ት__ ሴ_ t______ s___ ትልቅ ሴት tilik’i sēti ___ __ _______ ____ ትልቅ ሴት tilik’i sēti
a fat lady	ወ_ራ_ ሴ_ w_f_r_m_ s_t_ ወፍራም ሴት wefirami sēti ወ___ ሴ_ w_______ s___ ወፍራም ሴት wefirami sēti ____ __ ________ ____ ወፍራም ሴት wefirami sēti
a curious lady	ጉ_ ሴ_ g_g_ s_t_ ጉጉ ሴት gugu sēti ጉ_ ሴ_ g___ s___ ጉጉ ሴት gugu sēti __ __ ____ ____ ጉጉ ሴት gugu sēti

a new car	አ_ስ መ_ና ā_ī_i m_k_n_ አዲስ መኪና ādīsi mekīna አ__ መ__ ā____ m_____ አዲስ መኪና ādīsi mekīna ___ ___ _____ ______ አዲስ መኪና ādīsi mekīna
a fast car	ፈ_ን መ_ና f_t_a_i m_k_n_ ፈጣን መኪና fet’ani mekīna ፈ__ መ__ f______ m_____ ፈጣን መኪና fet’ani mekīna ___ ___ _______ ______ ፈጣን መኪና fet’ani mekīna
a comfortable car	ም_ መ_ና m_c_u m_k_n_ ምቹ መኪና michu mekīna ም_ መ__ m____ m_____ ምቹ መኪና michu mekīna __ ___ _____ ______ ምቹ መኪና michu mekīna

a blue dress	ስ_ያ_ ቀ_ስ s_m_y_w_ k_e_ī_i ስማያዊ ቀሚስ simayawī k’emīsi ስ___ ቀ__ s_______ k______ ስማያዊ ቀሚስ simayawī k’emīsi ____ ___ ________ _______ ስማያዊ ቀሚስ simayawī k’emīsi
a red dress	ቀ_ ቀ_ስ k_e_i k_e_ī_i ቀይ ቀሚስ k’eyi k’emīsi ቀ_ ቀ__ k____ k______ ቀይ ቀሚስ k’eyi k’emīsi __ ___ _____ _______ ቀይ ቀሚስ k’eyi k’emīsi
a green dress	አ_ን_ዴ ቀ_ስ ā_e_i_a_ē k_e_ī_i አረንጋዴ ቀሚስ ārenigadē k’emīsi አ____ ቀ__ ā________ k______ አረንጋዴ ቀሚስ ārenigadē k’emīsi _____ ___ _________ _______ አረንጋዴ ቀሚስ ārenigadē k’emīsi

a black bag	ጥ_ር ቦ_ሳ t_i_’_r_ b_r_s_ ጥቁር ቦርሳ t’ik’uri borisa ጥ__ ቦ__ t_______ b_____ ጥቁር ቦርሳ t’ik’uri borisa ___ ___ ________ ______ ጥቁር ቦርሳ t’ik’uri borisa
a brown bag	ቡ_ ቦ_ሳ b_n_ b_r_s_ ቡኒ ቦርሳ bunī borisa ቡ_ ቦ__ b___ b_____ ቡኒ ቦርሳ bunī borisa __ ___ ____ ______ ቡኒ ቦርሳ bunī borisa
a white bag	ነ_ ቦ_ሳ n_c_’_ b_r_s_ ነጭ ቦርሳ nech’i borisa ነ_ ቦ__ n_____ b_____ ነጭ ቦርሳ nech’i borisa __ ___ ______ ______ ነጭ ቦርሳ nech’i borisa

nice people	ጥ_ ህ_ብ_ ሰ_ች t_i_u h_z_b_/ s_w_c_i ጥሩ ህዝብ/ ሰዎች t’iru hizibi/ sewochi ጥ_ ህ___ ሰ__ t____ h______ s______ ጥሩ ህዝብ/ ሰዎች t’iru hizibi/ sewochi __ ____ ___ _____ _______ _______ ጥሩ ህዝብ/ ሰዎች t’iru hizibi/ sewochi
polite people	ት_ት ህ_ብ_ ሰ_ች t_h_t_ h_z_b_/ s_w_c_i ትሁት ህዝብ/ ሰዎች tihuti hizibi/ sewochi ት__ ህ___ ሰ__ t_____ h______ s______ ትሁት ህዝብ/ ሰዎች tihuti hizibi/ sewochi ___ ____ ___ ______ _______ _______ ትሁት ህዝብ/ ሰዎች tihuti hizibi/ sewochi
interesting people	አ_ደ_ች ህ_ብ_ ሰ_ች ā_i_e_a_h_ h_z_b_/ s_w_c_i አስደሳች ህዝብ/ ሰዎች āsidesachi hizibi/ sewochi አ____ ህ___ ሰ__ ā_________ h______ s______ አስደሳች ህዝብ/ ሰዎች āsidesachi hizibi/ sewochi _____ ____ ___ __________ _______ _______ አስደሳች ህዝብ/ ሰዎች āsidesachi hizibi/ sewochi

loving children	ተ_ዳ_ ል_ች t_w_d_j_ l_j_c_i ተወዳጅ ልጆች tewedaji lijochi ተ___ ል__ t_______ l______ ተወዳጅ ልጆች tewedaji lijochi ____ ___ ________ _______ ተወዳጅ ልጆች tewedaji lijochi
cheeky children	እ_ባ_ ል_ች i_e_a_h_ l_j_c_i እረባሽ ልጆች irebashi lijochi እ___ ል__ i_______ l______ እረባሽ ልጆች irebashi lijochi ____ ___ ________ _______ እረባሽ ልጆች irebashi lijochi
well behaved children	ጨ_ ል_ች c_’_w_ l_j_c_i ጨዋ ልጆች ch’ewa lijochi ጨ_ ል__ c_____ l______ ጨዋ ልጆች ch’ewa lijochi __ ___ ______ _______ ጨዋ ልጆች ch’ewa lijochi

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