Opinion -> Size -> Age -> Shape -> Colour -> Origin -> Material -> Purpose
This is why "sleeping red bag" sounds "wrong" and "red sleeping bag" sounds "right".
I am such a nerd. I'm excited about grammar.
Totally nerdy grammar riddle:
What is the difference between a cat and a comma?
One is a pause at the end of a clause, the other has claws at the end of its paws.
Susan
" It's not at all important to get it right the first time. It's vitally important to get it right the last time. "
— Andrew Hunt and David Thomas
Wow, I need to bookmark that link. I knew there was an order to adjectives, but none of my English teachers that I've taken in the past have ever given us a formal list like that.
That's a funny and creative riddle.
I have the answer stuck in my head now...
WOAH! I never knew it was so formulaic... but it all makes sense now!
"It is [the writer's] privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past."
— William Faulkner
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