Did you know there is a particular order to adjectives in English? When using more than one adjective to describe a noun, we have to put adjectives in a certain order for the sentence to make sense.

It is a lovely warm August day outside, and I am wearing a green loose top. Does the second part of that sentence sound strange to you? Perhaps you think I should have written “loose green top.” ...

Adjectives in English must always be used in a very precise order. And even though none of us has officially learned this rule, placeholderwe somehow all know to follow it, and that things seem very ...

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At the Daily Dot, we hope you’re having a relaxing, long, warm Labor Day weekend. Wait. Should it be warm, relaxing, long Labor Day weekend? Apparently the order in which English speakers string ...

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