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Rule of Adjective Order 2024 Mar 7
An English grammar rule that's so ingrained it escapes even the notice of school curriculum is the rule of adjective ordering. In the article's words,
multiple adjectives are always ranked accordingly: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose. Unlike many laws of grammar or syntax, this one is virtually inviolable, even in informal speech. You simply can’t say My Greek Fat Big Wedding, or leather walking brown boots.
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