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Rule of Adjective Order 2024 Mar 7    theguardian.com
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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