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78 [seventy-eight]

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78 [setenta y ocho]	Adjetivos 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 m_j_r v_e_a / m_y_r una mujer vieja / mayor u__ m____ v____ / m____ una mujer vieja / mayor ___ _____ _____ _ _____ una mujer vieja / mayor
a fat lady	u_a m_j_r g_r_a una mujer gorda u__ m____ g____ una mujer gorda ___ _____ _____ una mujer gorda
a curious lady	u_a m_j_r c_r_o_a una mujer curiosa u__ m____ c______ una mujer curiosa ___ _____ _______ una mujer curiosa

a new car	u_ c_c_e n_e_o un coche nuevo u_ c____ n____ un coche nuevo __ _____ _____ un coche nuevo
a fast car	u_ c_c_e r_p_d_ un coche rápido u_ c____ r_____ un coche rápido __ _____ ______ un coche rápido
a comfortable car	u_ c_c_e c_m_d_ un coche cómodo u_ c____ c_____ un coche cómodo __ _____ ______ un coche cómodo

a blue dress	u_ v_s_i_o a_u_ un vestido azul u_ v______ a___ un vestido azul __ _______ ____ un vestido azul
a red dress	u_ v_s_i_o r_j_ un vestido rojo u_ v______ r___ un vestido rojo __ _______ ____ un vestido rojo
a green dress	u_ v_s_i_o v_r_e un vestido verde u_ v______ v____ un vestido verde __ _______ _____ un vestido verde

a black bag	u_ b_l_o n_g_o un bolso negro u_ b____ n____ un bolso negro __ _____ _____ un bolso negro
a brown bag	u_ b_l_o m_r_ó_ un bolso marrón u_ b____ m_____ un bolso marrón __ _____ ______ un bolso marrón
a white bag	u_ b_l_o b_a_c_ un bolso blanco u_ b____ b_____ un bolso blanco __ _____ ______ un bolso blanco

nice people	g_n_e s_m_á_i_a gente simpática g____ s________ gente simpática _____ _________ gente simpática
polite people	g_n_e a_a_l_ gente amable g____ a_____ gente amable _____ ______ gente amable
interesting people	g_n_e i_t_r_s_n_e gente interesante g____ i__________ gente interesante _____ ___________ gente interesante

loving children	n_ñ_s b_e_o_ niños buenos n____ b_____ niños buenos _____ ______ niños buenos
cheeky children	n_ñ_s d_s_a_a_o_ niños descarados n____ d_________ niños descarados _____ __________ niños descarados
well behaved children	n_ñ_s o_e_i_n_e_ niños obedientes n____ o_________ niños obedientes _____ __________ niños obedientes

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