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This is about order of specificity. The more vague is the adjective, the further it is from the noun. Also, the closer the adjective is to the noun, the more it
by gostsamo 6y ago
This is about order of specificity. The more vague is the adjective, the further it is from the noun. Also, the closer the adjective is to the noun, the more it modifies its meaning like "french kiss".
- dash2 6y agoWhy is age vaguer than colour?
- gostsamo 6y agoBecause it is usually something like young/old which could be subjective. I'm of the opinion that those two could be swapped in some cases, but I'm not native speaker and can't defend the opinion with facts.
- D-Coder 6y agoBecause an object's colour is more likely to be a permanent, intrinsict part of the object; its age is going to change (all the time!).