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English word order is janked, though. It's really annoying that we're modifier-modified when it comes to adjectives but modified-modifier when it comes to rela
by amyjess 4y ago
English word order is janked, though.
It's really annoying that we're modifier-modified when it comes to adjectives but modified-modifier when it comes to relative clauses. We say "the red car", but "the car, which is red,".
Also we sometimes use modified-modifier for adjectives for poetic effect, in constructs such as "painter extraordinaire", "minister plenipotentiary", or "court martial".
And then we have questions, where English goes from normally being SVO to being OSV. We say "That is John." but ask "Who is that?", and if we say "That is who?", it's usually an expression of abject shock. Or sometimes we dip into our Germanic heritage and bring out V2 word order (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V2_word_order#Vestiges_in_Modern_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V2_word_order#Vestiges_in_Mode...).