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Sunday, September 11, 2016

The Order of Modifiers

In English we generally order modifiers in the following order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. 

This is not a formal rule, but most generally follow it, even if they don't know it.

Ignore it at your own peril.
See http://www.metafilter.com/162206/Opinion-Size-Age-Shape-Colour-Origin-Material-purpose-Noun

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