“The Adjective Word Order We All Follow Without Realizing It”

This is a fascinating quirk of the (admittedly) very quirky English language. From Mark Forsyth’s The Elements of Eloquence, a reminder of the rules of adjective order that fluent English speakers follow without quite knowing why: …adjectives in English absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you can have a lovely little Continue reading…