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Cars or self-driving cars ?
by ChatGTP 3y ago
Cars or self-driving cars ?
- foxyv 3y agoI don't see a huge improvement when it comes to self-driving. They have all the same problems of their manual counterparts. They are loud, big, and dangerous.
- jpsouth 3y agoOn a complete tangent, your last sentence was quite jarring to read (at least for me). I couldn’t work out what was wrong for a minute or two, but it’s the order of your adjectives. > They are loud, big, and dangerous To me reads easier as > They are big, loud, and dangerous Not nitpicking or trying to correct you, just a bit of personal commentary on the matter.
- volfied 3y ago> But it isn't. There's a rule. The rule is that multiple adjectives are always ranked accordingly: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose. https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/13/sentence-order-adjectives-rule-elements-of-eloquence-dictionary https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/13/senten...
- jpsouth 3y agoI based my comment off the Cambridge dictionary, which specifies the order as > Opinion, size, physical quality, shape, age, colour, origin, material, type and purpose I think loud is a physical quality, and big is the size so I think the ‘more valid’ way is the latter that I posted, isn’t it?
- foxyv 3y agoThis is why I love Hacker News. Thousands of experts in thousands of topics. (Not sarcasm)
- jpsouth 3y agoHaha, I’m absolutely no expert. My knowledge is broad, but far from deep. I like the saying ‘I know enough to be dangerous’, it perfectly suits me. I agree with the general sentiment though, it’s why I come here too. That and the fact it’s a significantly healthier replacement for discussion than Reddit ever was.