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> You pick up most of the patterns simply by using the language. I only recently learned that there are rules to the order of adjectives in the English languag
by RHSeeger 7y ago
> You pick up most of the patterns simply by using the language.
I only recently learned that there are rules to the order of adjectives in the English language [1]; it was never taught to us in school, we just used them enough that I know it by what sounds right. Ex "the big, red balloon", not "the red, big balloon".
[1] https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adjectives/order-of-adjectives/ https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adjecti...
- ajscanlan 7y agoNot just adjectives, vowels too! E.g. tick tock vs tock tick, chit chat vs chat chit, ding dong vs dong ding [1] [1] http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160908-the-language-rules-we-know-but-dont-know-we-know http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160908-the-language-rules...