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78 [seventy-eight]	Adjectives 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	a_ o_d l_d_ an old lady a_ o__ l___ an old lady __ ___ ____ an old lady
a fat lady	a f_t l_d_ a fat lady a f__ l___ a fat lady _ ___ ____ a fat lady
a curious lady	a c_r_o_s l_d_ a curious lady a c______ l___ a curious lady _ _______ ____ a curious lady

a new car	a n_w c_r a new car a n__ c__ a new car _ ___ ___ a new car
a fast car	a f_s_ c_r a fast car a f___ c__ a fast car _ ____ ___ a fast car
a comfortable car	a c_m_o_t_b_e c_r a comfortable car a c__________ c__ a comfortable car _ ___________ ___ a comfortable car

a blue dress	a b_u_ d_e_s a blue dress a b___ d____ a blue dress _ ____ _____ a blue dress
a red dress	a r_d d_e_s a red dress a r__ d____ a red dress _ ___ _____ a red dress
a green dress	a g_e_n d_e_s a green dress a g____ d____ a green dress _ _____ _____ a green dress

a black bag	a b_a_k b_g a black bag a b____ b__ a black bag _ _____ ___ a black bag
a brown bag	a b_o_n b_g a brown bag a b____ b__ a brown bag _ _____ ___ a brown bag
a white bag	a w_i_e b_g a white bag a w____ b__ a white bag _ _____ ___ a white bag

nice people	n_c_ p_o_l_ nice people n___ p_____ nice people ____ ______ nice people
polite people	p_l_t_ p_o_l_ polite people p_____ p_____ polite people ______ ______ polite people
interesting people	i_t_r_s_i_g p_o_l_ interesting people i__________ p_____ interesting people ___________ ______ interesting people

loving children	l_v_n_ c_i_d_e_ loving children l_____ c_______ loving children ______ ________ loving children
cheeky children	c_e_k_ c_i_d_e_ cheeky children c_____ c_______ cheeky children ______ ________ cheeky children
well behaved children	w_l_ b_h_v_d c_i_d_e_ well behaved children w___ b______ c_______ well behaved children ____ _______ ________ well behaved children

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