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Is "big red" the best example to use? We might be primed to thinking "big red" is correct because I've seen/read/heard it in other contexts: http://en.wikipedi
by dfxm12 12y ago
Is "big red" the best example to use? We might be primed to thinking "big red" is correct because I've seen/read/heard it in other contexts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_(gum) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_(gum)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_(drink) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_(drink)
- pixelcort 12y agoHmm, but also "small green frog" vs "green small frog".
- dsuth 12y agoIt works in that context too. It would have to be a Small Frog (proper noun) to make sense as "green Small frog". What an interesting and unexpected thing to find on HN :D
- baddox 12y agoAnd also Clifford the Big Red Dog.