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English has a lot of unwritten rules as well. Which sounds correct? I have a large red ball. I have a red large ball. I imagine german has the same, and I wo
by iodiniemetra 8y ago
English has a lot of unwritten rules as well. Which sounds correct?
I have a large red ball.
I have a red large ball.
I imagine german has the same, and I wonder if it's one of those cases. For example, to a german speaker, it would be completely clear that Dave is the one who forgot the book because the first subject mentioned is always the relevant one, or something like that.
- jpatokal 8y agoThere actually are "rules" for adjective order in English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective#Order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective#Order For example, size precedes color, hence "large red ball".
- oh_sigh 8y agoThere are "rules" for that, even if they are just descriptive: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/about-adjectives-and-adverbs/adjectives-order https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/abo...
- spiralx 8y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTm1tJYr5_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTm1tJYr5_M It's worth checking out all of his language videos if that sort of thing interests you :)