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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [åttio]

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She has a dog. H-n---r e- h--d. H__ h__ e_ h____ H-n h-r e- h-n-. ---------------- Hon har en hund. 0
The dog is big. H--d-n ä- -tor. H_____ ä_ s____ H-n-e- ä- s-o-. --------------- Hunden är stor. 0
She has a big dog. Ho- --- -n--tor ----. H__ h__ e_ s___ h____ H-n h-r e- s-o- h-n-. --------------------- Hon har en stor hund. 0
She has a house. Ho--har---t--us. H__ h__ e__ h___ H-n h-r e-t h-s- ---------------- Hon har ett hus. 0
The house is small. H-s------l-t-t. H____ ä_ l_____ H-s-t ä- l-t-t- --------------- Huset är litet. 0
She has a small house. Ho--ha- et- l-t---h-s. H__ h__ e__ l____ h___ H-n h-r e-t l-t-t h-s- ---------------------- Hon har ett litet hus. 0
He is staying in a hotel. Ha- -o--p- --t -o---l. H__ b__ p_ e__ h______ H-n b-r p- e-t h-t-l-. ---------------------- Han bor på ett hotell. 0
The hotel is cheap. Ho--ll-t -r b-l--g-. H_______ ä_ b_______ H-t-l-e- ä- b-l-i-t- -------------------- Hotellet är billigt. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. H-n bor -- -tt b-lli-t--o--l-. H__ b__ p_ e__ b______ h______ H-n b-r p- e-t b-l-i-t h-t-l-. ------------------------------ Han bor på ett billigt hotell. 0
He has a car. Han---- e- -il. H__ h__ e_ b___ H-n h-r e- b-l- --------------- Han har en bil. 0
The car is expensive. B-len -- d--. B____ ä_ d___ B-l-n ä- d-r- ------------- Bilen är dyr. 0
He has an expensive car. H-n --- e- d-r-bil. H__ h__ e_ d__ b___ H-n h-r e- d-r b-l- ------------------- Han har en dyr bil. 0
He reads a novel. Han----e- en ---an. H__ l____ e_ r_____ H-n l-s-r e- r-m-n- ------------------- Han läser en roman. 0
The novel is boring. Roma--n--r l-n--råk-g. R______ ä_ l__________ R-m-n-n ä- l-n-t-å-i-. ---------------------- Romanen är långtråkig. 0
He is reading a boring novel. H-- -äs-r--n --------ig-rom--. H__ l____ e_ l_________ r_____ H-n l-s-r e- l-n-t-å-i- r-m-n- ------------------------------ Han läser en långtråkig roman. 0
She is watching a movie. Hon -er-e- f-lm. H__ s__ e_ f____ H-n s-r e- f-l-. ---------------- Hon ser en film. 0
The movie is exciting. Fil-----r spä---nde. F_____ ä_ s_________ F-l-e- ä- s-ä-n-n-e- -------------------- Filmen är spännande. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. Ho--se- en sp-nn-nd- f-lm. H__ s__ e_ s________ f____ H-n s-r e- s-ä-n-n-e f-l-. -------------------------- Hon ser en spännande film. 0

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 complicated language more. 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…